Kim Ki-hyun Proposes Law to Prevent Repeat Drunk Driving Offenses by Banning Driving After Drinking

Mandatory Installation of Drunk Driving Prevention Devices
Representative Introduces 'Road Traffic Act' Amendment Bill on the 1st

A bill mandating the installation of 'drunk driving prevention devices' on vehicles of drivers with prior drunk driving violations is set to be proposed.

On the 30th, Kim Gi-hyeon, leader of the People Power Party, announced that he will propose an amendment to the Road Traffic Act with this content on the 1st of next month.

The amendment, co-sponsored by 81 members of the People Power Party, is a follow-up measure promoted at the party level to prevent drunk driving, triggered by an incident on April 8th in a Daejeon school zone (Seukuljon), where a driver in a state of severe intoxication hit and killed an elementary school student.

The amendment stipulates that only those with drunk driving violations will be issued a conditional driver's license requiring the installation of a drunk driving prevention device, with the installation period set to a maximum of five years. If no reoffense occurs within a certain period, the license will be automatically renewed as a regular license.

The cost of purchasing and installing the device will be borne by the drunk driver themselves, and a penalty clause has been newly established to block loopholes such as unauthorized removal or manipulation of the prevention device or driving unregistered or non-installed vehicles.

Leader Kim said, "Drunk driving is one of the greatest harms threatening the safety of our society," adding, "Since simply strengthening punishment or enforcement has shown limitations in reducing the recidivism rate, which exceeds 44%, we have decided to promote a bill mandating the installation of drunk driving prevention devices to instill the awareness that driving is impossible when intoxicated."

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