Jeju, Analysis of Traffic Accidents Over the Past 5 Years... Highest Nationwide Fatality Rate per Overspeeding Accident Case

5-Year Average Nationwide 422.2 Cases per 100,000 People, Jeju 649.1 Cases

Jeju Records 226.9 More Cases (53.7%↑) Than Nationwide

Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Police Agency.

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters (Jeju) Reporter Hwang Jeongpil] The Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Police Agency released on the 28th the results of a comparative analysis of traffic accidents in Jeju Island and nationwide over the past five years.

According to the data, an average of about 4,300 traffic accidents occurred annually in Jeju Island over the past five years, with an average of 75.2 deaths per year. Last year, the number of traffic accidents decreased (4,412 cases → 4,303 cases), but the number of deaths increased (66 → 68).

By accident type, nationwide, ‘vehicle-to-vehicle’ accidents occur most frequently every year, but in Jeju Island, the proportion of single-vehicle accidents was higher than the national average. Last year, nationwide single-vehicle accidents significantly decreased (-12.2%), but in Jeju, they increased by 1.4% compared to the previous year to 301 cases. The death rate was also very high at 25%.

By type of traffic violation, ‘failure to drive safely’ had the highest proportion, and ‘failure to maintain a safe distance’ also occurred frequently. Although most types of traffic violation accidents decreased last year, ‘speeding’ accidents have steadily increased since 2017. In particular, the death rate was the highest nationwide, with 0.16 deaths per speeding accident, and the frequency of occurrence was also high.

Drunk driving accidents increased by 8.5% nationwide compared to the previous year, but in Jeju, they increased by 21.1%, accounting for 9.0% of all accidents, showing a significant increase.

Due to Jeju’s characteristic as a popular tourist destination, the accident rate in ‘July, August, and October’ was higher than in other months. By vehicle use, rental car accidents accounted for more than 10% annually, confirming the influence of the number of inbound tourists.

※ Rental car accident rate in the last 5 years: Nationwide 3.6%?4.9% / Jeju 11.9%?13.8%

Kang Hwangsoo, Chief of the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Police Agency, said, “As the movement of tourists and residents visiting Jeju has increased recently, the risk of traffic accidents has also increased,” and added, “To create a safe Jeju without traffic accidents, we will establish seasonal and thematic traffic safety measures and strengthen publicity and crackdowns on major accident-causing behaviors.”

He also urged, “We ask Jeju residents and tourists themselves to comply well with traffic laws and actively participate in creating a ‘Safe Jeju.’”

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