Jeju Police Intensify Crackdown on Personal Mobility Devices

[Jeju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Jeongpil] The Jeju Police Agency (Chief Kang Hwangsoo) announced on the 3rd that it will conduct intensive crackdowns to ensure the early establishment of a safe personal mobility device usage culture, as the number of users of personal mobility devices has recently increased as a new means of transportation.

Since the revised Road Traffic Act came into effect on the 13th of last month, Jeju Police have carried out large-scale publicity and on-site guidance activities targeting elementary, middle, and high schools in the province, rental companies, and personal mobility device users.

Additionally, starting from the 1st of this month, they plan to strengthen crackdowns by conducting intensive inspections on violations of personal mobility device regulations for one month.

As a result of intensive crackdowns at major intersections with heavy foot traffic from the 1st to the previous day, a total of 22 violations were detected, including unlicensed driving, failure to wear helmets, and riding on sidewalks.

By type of violation, there were 2 cases of unlicensed driving, 17 cases of not wearing helmets, and 3 cases of riding on sidewalks.

According to the revised law, fines are imposed for ▲driving under the influence and unlicensed driving (100,000 KRW) ▲carrying passengers (40,000 KRW) ▲not wearing a helmet (20,000 KRW) ▲failure to operate lights at night (10,000 KRW) ▲violations such as running red lights, crossing the center line, and riding on sidewalks (30,000 KRW).

In the Jeju area, there are five shared kickboard companies with a total of about 1,000 devices, and there have been a total of 18 traffic accidents caused by personal mobility devices in the past five years, including one fatality.

While personal mobility devices are convenient as a new means of transportation, the number of users has significantly decreased due to strengthened regulations such as the requirement to wear helmets and possess licenses following the enforcement of the revised Road Traffic Act.

Kang Hwangsoo, Chief of the Jeju Police Agency, said, “We plan to strengthen crackdowns to foster a proper personal mobility device usage culture in the early stages of enforcement,” and added, “We ask users to comply with safety rules themselves.”

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