SEOUL, March 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Starting March 11, the Korean National Police Agency is deploying drones on South Korea’s key highways to curb traffic violations including DUI, reckless or revenge driving, and other “selfish” driving routines such as driving on the shoulder. The new initiative is a part of the agency’s special crackdown operation [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Riding a public bus during rush hour can be an unpleasant way to start or end a day, especially on routes that are particularly busy with commuters. In order to ease over-crowded buses on Seoul’s busiest routes, the Seoul metropolitan government announced Tuesday the launch of what are being [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea unveiled an ambitious plan Tuesday to build a network of smart expressways that will include new sections of road that charge electric vehicles as they go. Under the envisioned plan, the government will also build an additional 1,000 kilometers of expressway, extending the total length in the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, Namdaemun-ro is the most congested area in Seoul. The average speed of cars traveling on the road that starts from Gwanggyo and leads to Sungnyemun Gate was 14 kilometers per hour. Naruteo-ro, which stretches from Sindong Elementary School to Sinsa station, ranked second, [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – A survey said the most serious traffic violation in the mind of Korean drivers is following traffic without regard to the signal and thereby blocking the intersection. According to the Korean National Police Agency on February 12 based on a survey on ordinary citizens and traffic experts, the three most [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Sep 16 (Korea Bizwire) – People lining up at train stations for tickets home may be one of the most universal urban landscapes all around the world in holiday seasons. People spend their precious time on the road to have long-anticipated family reunions. Koreans are no exception in this. September, the month in which [...]