INCHEON, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — After floodlights were installed at pedestrian crossings in the city of Incheon, the number of pedestrian deaths caused by traffic accidents was found to have decreased significantly. According to the Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency, the number of traffic accident deaths of pedestrians in Incheon fell 30 percent from 17 [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The worst heat wave in history is wreaking havoc on South Korea, from automobile breakdowns to livestock deaths. According to Nonghyup Property & Casualty Insurance, a total of 3.23 million livestock have already succumbed to the heat nationwide. Financial damages from the deaths are expected to reach approximately 17.3 [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean society is rapidly aging, resulting in a surging number of elderly drivers. By 2020, Korea will be home to 4 million drivers aged 65 and older, which is about 10 percent of its population. To better prepare for the coming demographic shift and its implications for road safety, [...]
SEOUL, August 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Due to a recent increase in the number of fatal traffic accidents, the procedure to obtain a driver’s license in South Korea has become the object of public criticism. The Korean driver’s license examination was simplified for the “convenience of citizens” in 2010 and 2011, putting everyone at risk by [...]
SEOUL, August 2 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent automobile accident in Busan that resulted in three fatalities and a dozen injuries may have been caused by a seizure suffered by a 53-year-old driver named Kim, who had been diagnosed with epilepsy. Back in mid-May, a tour bus crashed into vehicles at the entrance of Bongpyeong Tunnel [...]
SEOUL, July 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The death toll from bicycle accidents has risen over the previous year in Korea; on average two bicyclers (excluding two-wheel motor bikers) have died in a three-day period during the first half of this year. According to the National Police Agency of Korea on July 10, while overall road accidents [...]