Jeju 516 and 1100 Roads, Heavy Truck Traffic Restrictions and Enhanced Section Enforcement

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters (Jeju) Reporter Hwang Jeong-pil] The Jeju Police Agency recently decided to restrict the passage of large freight vehicles on Route 516 and Route 1100 to alleviate residents' anxiety about traffic safety and reduce traffic accidents, following a major traffic accident at the Jeju National University intersection.

They also decided to expand the speed enforcement zones in this section and lower the speed limits.

The Jeju Police Agency announced on the 4th that they made this decision after holding countermeasure meetings and discussions with related organizations such as Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, the Autonomous Police Agency, the Road Traffic Authority, the Korea Transportation Safety Authority, and the Freight Transport Association.

The restriction on large freight vehicles’ passage was decided after the Jeju Police reviewed cases from other regions and relevant laws, and held discussions with the Freight Transport Association and related organizations.

The Jeju Police delivered the results to the Autonomous Police Agency, which, according to the Jeju Special Act, will hold a ‘Traffic Facilities Deliberation Committee’ meeting this month to review and finalize the measures.

The section speed enforcement measures the time taken to travel between the start and end points and determines speeding based on the average speed over the section. This method was introduced to prevent ‘kangaroo speeding,’ where drivers slow down only in front of speed cameras and speed up again after passing them.

According to research by the Road Traffic Authority, this method is more effective than point speed cameras in preventing speeding and reducing traffic accidents.

Section speed enforcement in the province was first installed on the Pyeonghwa-ro section in July 2017 under the Road Traffic Act, and as of April this year, it has been installed and operated in 10 sections (24 cameras).

The Jeju Police plan to expand installation to 24 sections, including Route 516, Route 1100, and the First Sanrok Road, which includes the Jeju National University intersection where the recent accident occurred, as well as Cheomdan-ro and Pyeonghwa-ro (Ilju West Road).

In fact, the 10.5 km section from the entrance of Seongpanak on Route 516 to the south side of Jeju Medical Center had a section speed enforcement camera installed and has been operating on a trial basis since the 1st of this month.

The 2.8 km section from the north side of Jeju Medical Center to the entrance intersection of Jeju National University Hospital is scheduled to be installed within this month.

The Jeju Police and the Autonomous Police Agency are currently discussing detailed implementation schedules for sections on Route 1100, the First Sanrok Road, Cheomdan-ro, and others.

Along with this, speed limits will also be lowered. The speed limits on Route 516 and Sanrokbuk-ro will be reduced from the current 60 km/h to 50 km/h.

Gang Hwang-su, Chief of Jeju Police Agency, stated, “Most traffic accidents occur due to speeding, which leads to other traffic violations and results in major accidents.” He urged, “Rather than just being conscious of enforcement by mechanical devices, with the implementation of Safe Speed 5030 and mature civic awareness, drivers themselves should comply with speed limits to foster a pedestrian-centered traffic culture and create a safe Jeju free of traffic accidents. We ask everyone to take the lead in this effort.”

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