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A man verbally abusing and threatening a driver for not yielding in the straight and right-turn lanes / Photo by Han Moon-cheol, YouTube 'Han Moon-cheol TV'

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Seohyun] A video showing a male driver verbally abusing and threatening the driver in front for not giving way in the straight and right-turn lane was released online. At the time, the front car was carrying a woman who was 27 weeks pregnant and her 26-month-old child.

On the 16th, a video titled "The man who threatened me while I was pregnant, the police say punishment is difficult" was uploaded on the YouTube channel 'Han Moon-cheol TV.' According to the video, on the morning of the 12th around 9 a.m., Mr. A, who was taking his 26-month-old daughter with a fever to the hospital, was waiting for the signal in the straight and right-turn lane. At this time, the car behind kept honking, indicating it wanted to turn right.

Mr. A explained, "It was the straight and right-turn lane, and if I had moved aside, I would have been stopped on the crosswalk, so I was waiting for the signal to change." However, the driver behind, Mr. B, who could not wait, got out of the car and knocked on Mr. A's car window while shouting.

When Mr. A responded, "This is the straight lane," Mr. B cursed, saying, "Move aside a bit, you s***," and raised his fist. Afterwards, he hit the rear seat window with his palm and left. Mr. A's 26-month-old daughter was in the back seat.

Mr. A said, "I reported it to the police, but they said punishment would be difficult. Fortunately, the baby in my womb is fine, but I am anxious and have been receiving psychiatric counseling and treatment." He added, "The traffic accident investigation unit said punishment was difficult, but since it was not a traffic accident, I filed a complaint when they tried to investigate it as such, and it was assigned to the criminal division."

Regarding this, lawyer Han Moon-cheol explained, "Threatening is a semi-indictable offense, so if forgiveness is sought and an agreement is reached, punishment is not imposed. However, it is difficult for the mental stress requiring treatment to be considered injury caused by the threat. But it is indeed a threat."

Netizens who watched the video reacted with comments such as, "How will they take responsibility for the baby's trauma?", "I will watch how this is handled," "I would be so angry if it happened to my family," "What kind of act is honking in the straight and right-turn lane?" and "Let's not force others to break the law for our convenience."

Meanwhile, in the straight and right-turn lane, vehicles going straight are not obligated to yield to right-turning vehicles. In fact, if a vehicle going straight moves forward to give way to a right-turning vehicle and crosses the stop line of the crosswalk, it is considered a violation of Article 25 of the Road Traffic Act, and a fine of 40,000 KRW is imposed for passenger cars.

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