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South Korea Ramps Up Development of Technology to Prevent Accidents Caused by Pedal Misapplication

SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Efforts are being intensified in South Korea to develop technology that can prevent accidents resulting from drivers mistakenly pressing the accelerator. According to automotive industry sources on January 14, the Korea Transportation Safety Authority (KOTSA) is conducting a technology demand survey until January 26, targeting universities, research institutes, companies, and stakeholders [...]

Alarming Surge in Car Accidents Involving Elderly Drivers Sparks Concerns

SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Newly released data indicates a concerning surge in car accidents involving drivers aged 65 and older, marking a record high in the past year. This uptick has been a persistent trend since 2017, with a brief interruption attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Unfortunately, this pattern has resumed since [...]

Car Accidents Involving Unlicensed Teenagers Rise by 34 pct

SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Car accidents involving unlicensed teenagers soared by 34 percent between 2018 and 2020, road traffic data showed Thursday. According to a Korea Road Traffic Authority report submitted to Rep. Kang Deuk-gu of the ruling Democratic Party, teenagers caused 833 accidents last year while driving without a license, a sharp [...]

Recycled Airbags Can Endanger Human Life in Car Accidents

SEOUL, March 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The installation of recycled airbags, which is illegal under current laws, can pose a risk to human life in car accidents, primarily due to malfunctions, a study showed Tuesday. The Korea Consumer Agency and the Korea Insurance Development Institute jointly carried out a test in which four cars with [...]

Gov’t to Set Up Investigation Committee for Self-driving Car Accidents

SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The government plans to set up an exclusive committee with a specific mission of investigating self-driving car-related accidents. The committee will be responsible for clarifying who is responsible when self-driving car accidents occur. The investigation committee, slated to be inaugurated on Oct. 8, would be able to exercise the [...]

S. Korea’s Traffic Deaths Dip 11 pct in 2019

SEOUL, March 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of traffic fatalities in South Korea fell 11.4 percent last year from a year earlier, data showed Sunday. A total of 3,349 people died from car accidents in 2019, down from 3,781 tallied a year earlier, according to data compiled by the land and transport ministry and [...]

Pedestrians Account for 40 pct of Car Accidents Deaths

SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Recent data shows that pedestrians account for a significant share of deaths caused by car accidents. The National Police Agency reported Monday that pedestrians accounted for at least 40 percent of all deaths by car accidents that happened between 2015 and 2019. Pedestrian deaths occurred mostly in the period [...]

Speed Limits on Arterial and Community Roads Halves Number of Deaths

SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The Safety Speed 5030 policy, imposing speed limits of 50 km/h and 30 km/h on arterial highways and community roads, respectively, has resulted in more than 50 percent decrease in the number of deaths. The Road Traffic Authority, the National Police Agency, and SK Telecom, operator of the navigation [...]

Number of Car Accidents Caused by Senior Drivers Soars

SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study has revealed that while the total number of car accidents fell, the number of car accidents each year in which senior drivers over 65 years old were responsible have drastically increased in proportion over the past four years. Rep. Han Sun-kyo of the main opposition Liberty [...]

New Service Automatically Sends Out Distress Call After Car Accident

DAEJEON, Feb. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has developed a technology that automatically sends out a distress call when a car overturns in an accident or a driver loses control of their vehicle. The Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) in Daejeon announced on Tuesday that it has developed seven terminal units equipped with [...]