SEOUL, Jul. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of drivers caught driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) decreased by about 20 percent in the first week after a tougher anti-DUI law took effect on June 25, police said Wednesday. According to the National Police Agency (NPA), 270 DUI offenses were reported on a daily [...]
ULSAN, Jun. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The so-called “Yoon Chang-ho Act”, a new law with stronger restrictions for driving under the influence (DUI), is compelling drivers to exercise more caution. More drivers are using taxis or chauffeur services both night and day due to stricter DUI limits. One chauffeur company in Ulsan and Busan area [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A revised traffic law introducing a lower legal limit of drivers’ blood alcohol level and stronger punishment against driving under the influence (DUI) will go into effect later this week, with an expectation of significant changes in drinking culture and lifestyles in a society relatively generous to DUIs, police [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Prosecutors will demand harsh penalties, including life sentences, for drivers who kill or severely injure people while driving under the influence, according to the prosecutor’s office Sunday. Under the revised guidelines that go into force from Tuesday, prosecutors are advised to seek the maximum penalty for drunk drivers who [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of cases of driving under the influence of alcohol fell sharply in the first quarter of the year after a traffic law aimed at toughening the punishment for drunk driving came into effect in December, the National Police Agency said Tuesday. The number of people driving while [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The parliamentary passage in late November of a new bill aimed at toughening the punishment for drunk driving appears to have had little effect in discouraging driving under the influence (DUI) among South Koreans. The Supreme Prosecutors’ Office said Friday that 91 drivers were arrested and 2,511 others indicted [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A bill to amend the Road Traffic Act, also known as the Yoon Chang-ho Bill, was passed at the National Assembly last Friday to change DUI standards for the first time in 57 years. Previously, drivers found to have a BAC (Blood Alcohol Concentration) of more than 0.05 percent [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Assembly on Thursday passed a proposal aimed at toughening the punishment for drunk driving at its plenary session. Parliamentary committees separately passed two revised proposals designed to increase punishments in the case of driving under the influence (DUI) a day earlier. The so-called Yoon Chang-ho acts consist [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s National Assembly is displaying rare bipartisanship in a push to toughen the punishment for drunk driving. Parliamentary panels this week passed two revision bills related to driving under the influence (DUI) for possible votes in a plenary meeting set for Friday. Under the amendment, in the case [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — At 85 percent, the vast majority of South Koreans believe that DUI killings should be punished by more than 10 years in prison. The Citizen’s Coalition for Safety conducted a study on 249 participants over the age of 20 last month and delivered the results on Tuesday, revealing that [...]