SEOUL, July 30 (Korea Bizwire) — August has emerged as the deadliest month for drowsy driving-related fatalities in South Korea, with the summer vacation season and long-distance travel contributing to a sharp rise in accidents, according to data released Wednesday by the National Police Agency. Between 2020 and 2024, a total of 9,559 drowsy driving [...]
SEJONG, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government is set to make the inclusion of both lane departure warning and advanced emergency braking systems mandatory in all passenger cars from 2021, as part of efforts to curb drowsy driving. Under the new regulations from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport released Thursday, all [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A new report says over one in ten South Korean bus drivers suffer from daytime sleepiness, a sleep disorder feared to be responsible for a significant increase in the rate of traffic accidents. A research team led by Professor of Psychiatry Hong Seung-cheol at the Catholic University of Korea [...]
SEOUL, April 25 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean government is making it mandatory for large vehicles to be equipped with a lane departure warning system (LDWS) as part of a nationwide effort to improve road safety, a regulation that will take effect in July. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport (MOLIT) announced plans [...]
SEOUL, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) – In an effort to prevent major car accidents resulting from sleepy bus drivers, the Korea Transport Safety Authority (TS) has developed a high-tech driver monitoring system that detects abnormal maneuvers and recognizes heavy eyelids. According to the TS Thursday, the system is comprised of three devices – a face [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Drivers on highways start to get drowsy about halfway to their destination but stay on the road a little longer before stopping to rest, a study said Friday. The Korea Expressway Corporation (KEC) conducted the study in September and October last year by surveying approximately 800 drivers at four [...]
SEOUL, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) – With the vacation season just around the corner, drivers must be cautious of becoming drowsy behind the wheel when travelling long distances. According to statistics collected by law enforcement agencies, drowsy driving is one of the biggest causes of automobile accidents, and there were 2,701 cases that occurred last year [...]