Jeju Police Conduct Special Crackdown on Two-Wheelers... 1,812 Violations Detected

Published 04 Nov.2021 11:12(KST)

[Jeju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Jeongpil] Jeju Police Agency (Chief Kang Hwangsu) announced on the 4th that it operated a ‘Special Crackdown Period on Disorderly Behavior of Two-Wheeled Vehicles’ from September 15 to the 31st of last month, cracking down on a total of 1,812 violations.

The most common violation type was not wearing a helmet with 820 cases (45.3%), followed by signal violations with 324 cases (17.9%), walking on sidewalks with 239 cases (13.2%), and crossing the center line with 60 cases (3.3%).

The crackdown on two-wheeled vehicle traffic law violations increased by 1,270 cases (234.3%) compared to 542 cases during the same period last year.

Additionally, 118 violations of the Motor Vehicle Management Act were detected, including 67 cases of illegal modifications causing noise such as mufflers and fog lights (illegal tuning) and illegal LED attachments, 8 cases of license plate obstruction (damage), 24 cases of no license plate attachment, and 16 cases of non-use reporting. These were reported to the administrative office for fines and other penalties.

As of the end of last month, a total of 5,269 two-wheeled vehicle traffic law violations were cracked down on, an increase of 3,538 cases (204.4%) compared to 1,731 cases during the same period last year.

Among them, on-site crackdowns (notification disposition) accounted for 2,541 cases, an increase of 1,717 cases (208.4%), and crackdowns using camcorders and public reports (Smart National Reporting, National Sinmungo, etc.) accounted for 2,728 cases, an increase of 1,821 cases (200.8%).

This year, a total of 376 two-wheeled vehicle traffic accidents occurred as of the end of last month, an increase of 100 cases (36.2%) compared to 276 cases during the same period last year.

The number of fatalities in two-wheeled vehicle traffic accidents was 6, a decrease of 4 compared to 10 during the same period last year.

Jeju Police have been conducting intensive crackdowns on illegal two-wheeled vehicles and traffic law violations for three months from last month until the end of the year.

They also plan to eradicate disorderly behavior of two-wheeled vehicles that threaten traffic safety through continuous joint crackdowns with related organizations such as Jeju Special Self-Governing Province (Autonomous Police Unit, Administrative City), and Korea Transportation Safety Authority.

In particular, night crackdowns will be strengthened to alleviate residents’ inconvenience caused by illegal modifications such as mufflers.

A Jeju Police official said, “We ask two-wheeled vehicle drivers to comply with traffic laws themselves to create a safe Jeju not only for themselves but for everyone from traffic accidents.”