SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The risk of a traffic accident is significantly higher among Koreans over 70 years of age, and the risk rises even further among those over 80 years of age, a major non-life insurer said. Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. reported that between 2017 and 2021, the number of [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Korea Transportation Safety Authority announced that T-Safer, an artificial intelligence (AI)-based traffic accident risk forecast system, will be rolled out across national highways on Thursday. T-Safer was jointly developed by the two agencies. It is an AI-based system that uses [...]
SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of traffic deaths in South Korea dropped to a record low in the first half of the year, data showed Monday. The National Police Agency said the number of people killed in road accidents from January to June was estimated at 1,236, a decrease of 5.1 percent [...]
SEOUL, March 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Starting from next month, it will become illegal to drive a car faster than 50 kilometers per hour in downtown areas nationwide. On Thursday, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and the National Police Agency issued a joint statement on how [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Traffic accidents and casualties are the highest on the eve of the Chuseok holiday when South Koreans visit their hometowns and travel long distances, data showed Sunday. From 2015 to 2019, a total average of 825 car accidents took place on the day before the Chuseok holiday, responsible for [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A new survey has found that there are roughly 10 bicycle accidents in Seoul every day. Last year, there were 30 deaths resulting from bicycle accidents, a 25 percent increase from the year before. According to data from the Seoul Metropolitan Government released by lawmaker Min Kyung-wook of the [...]
SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) – From August, drivers who cause traffic accidents while manipulating or watching DMB will receive penalty increases of 10 percent against their responsibility for the accident. In addition, the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) will add 15 percent more responsibility on drivers who cause accidents in safety zones that protect those vulnerable [...]
SEJONG, Apr. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Suicide was the No. 1 cause of death among teens and young people in South Korea in 2013, with the suicide rate rising over the past decade, a report showed Tuesday. According to the report by Statistics Korea, suicide was the leading cause of death among those aged 9-24 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea) – A special rehabilitation center was opened for the traffic accident victims for their early return to the daily lives by offering related rehabilitation and medical clinics. The National Traffic Accident Rehabilitation Hospital, sponsored by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and run by the Catholic Medical Center, began its [...]
Don’t even say “I miss you” to your lovely children. Don’t dare send an “I love you” text message to your wife. Don’t even think about pressing the “Like” button for funny pictures of your friends. Don’t do anything but driving ’cause all these are meaningless unless you are with us. If you love them, [...]