Korea Transportation Safety Authority Recruits 5,000 Members for Two-Wheeled Vehicle Traffic Safety Public Reporting Team

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Korea Transportation Safety Authority announced on the 6th that they are recruiting the ‘2023 Traffic Safety Public Reporting Team’ to report traffic law violations to ensure the traffic safety of two-wheeled vehicles.

The public reporting team targeting two-wheeled vehicles has been implementing a kind of paparazzi system since the second half of 2020 to reduce two-wheeled vehicle accidents. Over the past three years (May 2020 to December 2022), about 5,000 citizens have participated annually as members of the public reporting team, reporting a total of 476,579 illegal acts involving two-wheeled vehicles.

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This year, the Authority plans to continuously operate by recruiting 5,000 members for the traffic safety public reporting team and will provide rewards to encourage reporting activities.

The reward amounts are categorized by report type: 4,000 KRW for violations of the Road Traffic Act (such as riding on sidewalks and three other items), 8,000 KRW for serious traffic law violations (signal violations, crossing the center line), and 6,000 KRW for violations of the Motor Vehicle Management Act (covering or damaging license plates), among others.

However, if a reporter violates traffic laws while capturing evidence, or engages in abusive language or insults toward police officers, public officials, or related personnel, which goes against the purpose of the system, their activities may be restricted.

Applications for the public reporting team can be submitted through the Korea Transportation Safety Authority’s website and via QR code.

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