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Roundabouts Lead to Decline in Number of Traffic Accidents and Deaths: Data

Roundabouts Lead to Decline in Number of Traffic Accidents and Deaths: Data

SEOUL, April 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of traffic accidents and deaths has declined in the locations where roundabouts have been built, government data showed Monday. According to data from the Ministry of Interior and Safety and the Korea Transport Institute, there were an average of 2.7 annual traffic accident deaths between 2017 and [...]

Roundabouts Contribute to Reducing the Number of Traffic Casualties

Roundabouts Contribute to Reducing the Number of Traffic Casualties

SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of traffic casualties on roads with roundabouts fell by about one third after roundabouts were installed, a government data showed Monday. On Monday, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport revealed the results of an analysis of the operational [...]

Roundabouts to Be Expanded to Reduce Traffic Accidents

Roundabouts to Be Expanded to Reduce Traffic Accidents

SEOUL, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) – As roundabouts are proven to speed up the flows of traffic and reduce traffic accidents, the Korean government will expand the circular type of intersections even to major thoroughfares beyond local roads. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced that it would investigate the national-level roads which are [...]