Over 90,000 Cases Detected After Rear License Plate Cameras Capture "Reckless Driving"

About 91,097 Violations Detected from January to August This Year
Total Fines Already Surpass Last Year’s Annual Amount

The "rear unmanned traffic enforcement equipment," which photographs the rear license plates of motorcycles and other two-wheeled vehicles, recorded over 90,000 enforcement cases from January to August this year. Both the number of violations detected and the total fines have already surpassed last year's annual figures.

According to data provided by the National Police Agency to Assemblyman Mo Kyungjong of the Public Administration and Security Committee of the National Assembly on September 28, the number of two-wheeled vehicle violations detected by rear enforcement equipment from January to August this year reached 91,097 cases. This marks a significant increase compared to 4,367 cases in 2023 and 61,052 cases in 2024, indicating that the annual total for this year will easily exceed 100,000 cases.

Rear Unmanned Traffic Enforcement Equipment. Chungbuk Provincial Police Agency

The fines imposed on two-wheeled vehicles by rear enforcement equipment from January to August this year amounted to 3,246,010,000 won, surpassing last year's annual total of 2,284,210,000 won.

The increase in enforcement results is attributed to the expansion of the equipment. The number of rear enforcement devices grew from 31 units in 2023 to 294 units in 2024, and as of August this year, there were 691 units in operation.

The police began full-scale deployment of rear enforcement equipment in 2023 after a pilot program, in response to a surge in reckless driving by two-wheeled vehicles-partly due to the difficulty of enforcement without front license plates-and a sharp increase in complaints about speeding and signal violations by delivery motorcycles.

Since the introduction of rear enforcement equipment, the number of detected violations by four-wheeled vehicles has also increased. The enforcement figures for four-wheeled vehicles were 10,463 cases (577,220,000 won in fines) in 2023, 176,095 cases (8,886,030,000 won in fines) in 2024, and 327,487 cases (15,776,840,000 won in fines) as of August this year. Most of the violations involved drivers slowing down before passing the enforcement equipment and then rapidly accelerating immediately afterward.

Assemblyman Mo emphasized, "In addition to enforcement and penalties, it is necessary to establish a culture of traffic safety by working with delivery platform companies to encourage safe driving among delivery workers."

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