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Roundabouts Reduce Traffic Fatalities by Half

SEJONG, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Recent government data has shown that the number of traffic fatalities decreased by half when intersections that had no traffic lights or an unnecessarily long waiting time were replaced with roundabouts. The Ministry of the Interior and Safety (MOIS) and the Korea Transport Institute released an analysis of traffic [...]

South Korean Rotaries to be Replaced with Roundabouts

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 [...]