Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency Launches Major Crackdown on 'Traffic Order Violations' Including Drunk Driving and Jaywalking

Establishing Traffic Order at Major Intersections During the Day
Nighttime Drunk Driving Crackdown in Entertainment Districts
Crackdown on 'Disorderly Driving' Including Two-Wheelers Riding on Sidewalks

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-joo] Ahead of the year-end and New Year holidays, the police are launching a large-scale crackdown on traffic violations such as drunk driving and disorderly operation of two-wheeled vehicles.

The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency announced on the 10th that it will mobilize all available field personnel including traffic police, riot police, and local police, as well as manpower and equipment such as traffic patrol cars and motorcycles, to conduct a "special traffic crackdown."

On this day, the police will deploy a large number of traffic field officers, riot police, local police, motorcycles, and undercover patrol cars to conduct enforcement activities during the day at major intersections, crosswalks, and accident-prone areas in Seoul city, and at night, all police stations will conduct simultaneous drunk driving checks around entertainment districts.

In addition, they plan to crack down on traffic violations such as jaywalking, drunk driving, and signal violations, which are major causes of pedestrian traffic accidents, as well as disorderly operation of delivery two-wheeled vehicles such as riding on sidewalks and crossing the center line.

According to an analysis of traffic accidents in Seoul from October to November, pedestrian traffic accident fatalities accounted for 51.2% (21 people) of all traffic accident deaths, of which 66.7% (14 people) were elderly. The most common cause was jaywalking (11 people), and 3 fatalities (14.3%) were due to people lying on the road while intoxicated.

During this period, there were 8 deaths caused by two-wheeled vehicles, and the total number of drunk driving traffic accidents was 334 (an average of 5.6 per day), a 3.4% increase compared to the previous two months. There were 2 fatalities due to drunk driving.

The Seoul police explained that from October 7 to November 30, they mobilized about 8,000 riot police officers to promote traffic safety activities, resulting in a 46.2% decrease in two-wheeled vehicle traffic accident fatalities compared to the same period last year.

Along with enforcement, the police will also conduct traffic safety education and publicity campaigns to prohibit drunk driving and jaywalking. A Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency official urged, "Please actively participate in safe driving by absolutely not driving under the influence and obeying traffic laws while driving to create a Seoul safe from traffic accidents."

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