Jeju Police Conduct Special Crackdown on Two-Wheelers... 2,076 Violations Detected

Published 06 Jan.2022 09:54(KST)

[Jeju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Jeongpil] Jeju Police Agency (Chief Go Gi-cheol) announced on the 6th that a total of 2,076 violations were detected as a result of cracking down on illegal motorcycles and traffic law violations from October 1 to December 31 of last year.

The main targets of the crackdown were ▲violations of signals and instructions ▲not wearing helmets ▲walking on sidewalks ▲crossing the center line ▲violations of pedestrian protection obligations under the Road Traffic Act, and ▲failure to report non-use ▲failure to attach license plates ▲damage or concealment of license plates ▲illegal tuning (LED, mufflers, etc.) under the Motor Vehicle Management Act.

A total of 2,076 violations were cracked down on this time, an increase of 157.6% compared to 806 cases during the same period last year.

The types of violations were led by not wearing helmets with 829 cases (40.0%), followed by signal violations with 424 cases (20.4%), walking on sidewalks with 302 cases (14.5%), crossing the center line with 88 cases (4.2%), and intersection traffic method violations with 70 cases (3.4%).

Jeju Police detected a total of 187 violations of the Motor Vehicle Management Act, including 123 cases of illegal tuning such as illegally modified mufflers causing noise, 30 cases of driving without license plates, 18 cases of failure to report non-use, and 10 cases of concealment or damage of license plates, and notified the administrative authorities to impose fines.

The crackdown on motorcycle traffic law violations increased by 168.6% compared to 2,219 cases last year, totaling 5,961 cases.

Among them, on-site crackdowns (notification penalties) increased by 174.8% to 2,877 cases, and crackdowns using camcorders and public reports (Smart Public Reporting, National Sinmungo, etc.) increased by 163.1% to 3,084 cases.

A total of 445 motorcycle traffic accidents occurred, an increase of 36.1% compared to 327 cases last year, but the number of motorcycle traffic accident deaths was 8, a decrease of 33.3% compared to the previous year.

The number of motorcycles registered in the province increased by 2.2% from 33,297 units in March 2020 to 34,017 units as of November last year, and the increase rate is estimated to be higher if unregistered motorcycles are included.

Jeju Police plan to continuously strengthen crackdowns by alternating time and place in cooperation with related organizations such as the Autonomous Police Corps and the Korea Transportation Safety Authority.

For habitual offenders, they plan to promote strong crackdowns such as applying the dual punishment provisions under the Road Traffic Act to the relevant business owners (employers) and punishing them with the same penalty.

A Jeju Police official said, “Despite the police’s strong crackdowns and publicity, motorcycle traffic law violations and traffic accidents continue to occur. We hope that drivers will comply with traffic laws on their own before crackdowns, and since there are limits to police crackdowns alone, we ask all residents to become ‘road safety guardians’ through public reporting.”