"Speeding, Don't Move"… Police Begin Full Operation of Undercover Patrol Car Equipped with Enforcement Devices

[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] The police will deploy undercover patrol cars equipped with speed enforcement devices on highways nationwide to conduct intensive crackdowns.

The National Police Agency announced on the 3rd, "As a result of a three-month pilot operation of 'vehicle-mounted traffic enforcement devices' from December last year to last month, traffic accidents caused by speeding on highways have significantly decreased," adding, "Starting this month, undercover patrol cars will be intensively deployed to carry out visible enforcement activities."

According to the police, during the pilot operation period, 17 undercover patrol cars nationwide were equipped with 'vehicle-mounted traffic enforcement devices,' resulting in the detection of 12,503 speeding vehicles. Among the detected vehicles, 1,609 cases (12.9%) exceeding the speed limit by 40 km/h were fined, and 110 cases (0.9%) exceeding 80 km/h were subject to criminal charges, the police explained.

The police stated that during the pilot operation period, traffic accidents caused by speeding on highways decreased by 82% (from 17 to 4 cases), and fatal accidents decreased by 89% (from 9 to 1 person). However, they added that these enforcement and accident statistics are provisional and subject to change. The police plan to expand the installation of 'vehicle-mounted traffic enforcement devices' to all 42 undercover patrol cars on highways within this year.

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