One Year Since Right Turn Stop Implementation... On-Site and Camcorder Enforcement Starting This Year

36.4% Decrease in Deaths and 8.4% Decrease in Accidents
7.8% Increase in Fatal Accidents Involving Large Vehicles

The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency announced on the 19th that it will analyze right-turn traffic accidents that have occurred over the past year since the implementation of the mandatory stop for right turns and establish comprehensive measures to prevent accidents.

Analysis of right-turn traffic accidents from last year showed that the number of fatalities decreased by 36.4% and the number of accidents decreased by 8.4% compared to the previous year. However, the proportion of fatal accidents caused by large vehicles such as buses and freight trucks among all right-turn fatal accidents increased by 7.8%.

On the 21st, ahead of the full-scale crackdown on vehicles violating the right-turn stop rule, a sign related to the right-turn stop was posted at a crosswalk near Seoul Station. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

The police plan to crack down on large vehicles that violate the mandatory stop before making a right turn when the traffic light ahead at the intersection is red, and to promote education, publicity, and facility improvements in high-risk accident areas.

In addition, starting this year, enforcement will be proactively conducted using on-site inspections and camcorders, focusing on accident-prone locations and high-risk sections.

They also plan to strengthen safety education for large vehicle drivers in collaboration with the Korea Transportation Safety Authority, and analyze locations with frequent right-turn traffic accidents to carry out facility improvements together with related organizations such as the Seoul Metropolitan Government.

A representative from the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said, “Pedestrian fatalities caused by vehicles violating the mandatory stop for right turns continue to occur,” and urged, “Please drive carefully while strictly adhering to right-turn traffic regulations to prevent irreversible casualties caused by a moment of carelessness.”

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