Sharp Rise in 'Two-Wheeled Vehicle Traffic Violations' Amid Delivery Surge... 550,000 Cases Detected Last Year

Park Wansu, member of the People Power Party. (Photo by Office of the Member)

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-ju] With the increase in delivery services due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of traffic violations involving two-wheeled vehicles has surged.

According to data submitted by the National Police Agency to Park Wan-su, a member of the National Assembly's Public Administration and Security Committee from the People Power Party, the number of two-wheeled vehicle traffic violations over the past three years increased from 263,760 cases in 2018 to 300,893 cases in 2019, and 555,345 cases last year.

Looking at last year's violations by type, failure to wear protective gear was the most common with 180,036 cases, followed by signal violations with 154,541 cases, pedestrian walkway violations with 59,105 cases, crossing the center line with 12,658 cases, failure to drive safely with 1,939 cases, and speeding with 97 cases. Among traffic accidents involving two-wheeled vehicles on pedestrian walkways, there were 292 cases, resulting in 2 deaths and 312 injuries.

By region, Seoul accounted for about 40% of the total with 222,276 cases, followed by Southern Gyeonggi with 99,276 cases, Busan with 48,571 cases, and Daegu with 29,942 cases.

The sharp increase in violations last year is attributed to the rise in delivery services using motorcycles due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as an increase in public interest reports by citizens using smartphones and black boxes, according to the National Police Agency.

Assemblyman Park said, "There are limits to the police's enforcement personnel, and unlike regular vehicles, unmanned camera enforcement for motorcycles is also difficult," adding, "We will consider improving the system so that citizens can receive rewards for public interest reports."

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