SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The government has announced that it will establish a traffic lane management system aimed at making lane markings easy to see even at night or on rainy days. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced on Sunday that it will carry out a complete enumeration survey to verify [...]
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 [...]
SEJONG, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — In order to address the problem of black ice, which causes traffic accidents in winter, the government has started to come up with comprehensive measures such as identifying vulnerable ice spots and installing facilities such as advance forecasts and hotlines. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said Monday [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced on Tuesday that rotaries, otherwise known as traffic circles, will be replaced with roundabouts. Rotaries and roundabouts are circular intersections that differ on how cars pass through them. Rotaries give priority to entering traffic, and stop lines are sometimes drawn inside [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — In an attempt to cool down roads that have been simmering from the recent heat wave, firefighters have come to the rescue. Local fire departments in Gangwon Province have started to spray water near senior citizen centers and small alleyways using fire hydrants and fire trucks. Firefighters hope that [...]