National Police Agency Expands Intersection Barriers... Preventing Reckless Driving

[Financial News] To prevent traffic violations that cause public inconvenience and compromise safety, such as illegal U-turns and blocking intersections, the police are promoting the maintenance and improvement of traffic safety facilities.
The National Police Agency announced on the 17th that it has selected 883 key intersections nationwide that require constant traffic management due to high traffic volume.
Targets include locations where illegal U-turns, highway bus lane violations, blocking intersections, and cutting in occur habitually. Locations with requests for the improvement of unreasonable traffic operations are also included.
Our country has 263.7 cars per 1km of road extension. This is about three times higher than the average of OECD member countries (85.4 cars), leading to concerns about increased traffic congestion and accident potential.
To prevent illegal U-turns, the length of the U-turn zone line will be extended according to traffic volume. Physical facilities such as simple central barriers will be installed on the center line, and traffic safety signs will inform about the possibility, timing, and target of U-turns. If necessary, U-turn demand will be dispersed.
For blocking intersections, no-stop zones will be installed at intersections. Traffic signal times will be adjusted by reducing or omitting signal times in the direction of congestion. To prevent cutting in, new or extended lane guidance lines will be introduced to guide lane changes. Exit warning signs and guide posts will also be utilized. On highway bus lanes, the installation of warning signs will be expanded, and information will be provided via road variable message signs (VMS).
The police will receive related complaints through the National Police Agency website until the end of this month and will finalize the target locations by compiling complaints received through the national complaint system.
Han Chang-hoon, Director of the Life Safety and Traffic Bureau of the National Police Agency, said, "Our country has many vehicles compared to road infrastructure, making it necessary to establish a culture of complying with traffic regulations," adding, "Efforts will be made to establish a culture of observing basic order."
unsaid@fnnews.com Kang Myung-yeon Reporter