Half of PM Traffic Accidents in Seobuk-gu, Cheonan Involve Teenagers

Of 55 Traffic Accidents Last Year, 28 Involved Teenagers
56% of Unlicensed Drivers Were Teenagers

Cheonan Seobuk Police Station conducted intensive PM enforcement on the 16th and 19th, coinciding with students' school arrival times, near the round pedestrian overpass in Buldang-dong, Seobuk-gu, and around Oseong High School.

In Seobuk-gu, Cheonan-si, Chungnam, more than half of the accidents and traffic law violations involving personal mobility devices (PM) are committed by teenagers.

According to the Cheonan Seobuk Police Station on the 20th, out of 55 PM-related traffic accidents that occurred last year, 28 cases involved teenagers aged 13 to under 19, accounting for 50.9%. As of the end of July this year, 11 out of 24 PM-related traffic accidents, or 45.8%, involved teenagers.

The issue of unlicensed driving among teenagers is also at a serious level.

Last year, there were 1,495 cases of traffic violations by PM users in Seobuk-gu, Cheonan, of which 483 were for unlicensed driving. Among these unlicensed drivers, 273 were teenagers aged 13 to under 19, making up 56% of all unlicensed drivers.

Cheonan Seobuk Police Station conducted intensive crackdowns on PMs at the roundabout overpass in Buldang-dong, Seobuk-gu, and near Oseong High School during students' commuting hours on August 16 and 19, after the start of the new school term.

As a result, 40 violations were detected, including 20 cases of not wearing helmets and 20 cases of unlicensed driving, and fines were imposed. In particular, if caught driving without a license, violators are not only fined but are also prohibited from obtaining a moped license for six months and a car driver's license for one year.

Chief Lim Taeo stated, "We will do our best to ensure traffic safety for teenagers, who are the leaders of the future, by developing various educational and promotional methods tailored to their perspective."

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