SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — All vehicle passengers will be obliged to wear seat belts on all roads starting later this week, the National Police Agency said Thursday. “The amended Road Traffic Law mandating the wearing of seat belts by all vehicle occupants will go into effect on Friday,” the agency said. Business vehicles [...]
SEJONG, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced Sunday that a new revision to United Nations regulations will make it mandatory for carmakers to include a seat belt warning light or alarm for all seats in passenger vehicles and small trucks (up to 3.5 tons) as early as 2019. [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – A study said it is 16 times more likely for passengers in a van to sustain injury in an accident without a seat belt. According to the Road Traffic Authority on November 19 based on a crash test with a 12-seater Hyundai Grand Starex van on a concrete structure at the speed [...]
SEOUL, Korea July 21 (Korea Bizwire) – In order to achieve the target of reducing traffic casualties by 30 percent by 2017, the government will mandate the wearing of seat belts for all vehicle occupants and install unmanned surveillance cameras in more locations. In addition, it will also require motorists to leave their headlights [...]