Jin Jong-oh of the national power, “7 out of 10 frequent speeding and traffic violation spots are in the metropolitan area”

Seoul Gwanak IC, over 119,000 cases detected over 5 years... In the country, Daegu Seobyeon IC is the ‘highest number’ of about 140,000.

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Jo Daun = It was pointed out on the 12th that more than 30 of the top 50 crackdown points for speeding and red light violations across the country are concentrated in the metropolitan area, so it was pointed out on the 12th that measures are needed.

According to the 'Status of the top points for fixed unmanned enforcement of speeding and red light violations nationwide' received from the National Police Agency on this day by People Power Party lawmaker Jin Jong-oh, a member of the National Assembly Public Administration and Security Committee, 35 (70%) of the top 50 points for enforcement over the past five years from 2022 to August of this year were concentrated in the metropolitan area, including Seoul and Gyeonggi.

By region, Gyeonggi-do had the most with 19 (38%), followed by Seoul with 12 (24%), Incheon with 4 (8%), and Daegu, South Chungcheong, and North Chungcheong with 3 each (6%).

Looking at each branch, a total of 146,620 cases of speeding and red light violations were detected in the vicinity of Seobyeon IC on Daegu Outer Ring Road in Hoguk-ro, Buk-gu, Daegu, with the largest number of crackdowns in the country over the past five years. The total amount of fines imposed was 4.6172 billion won.

In addition, in front of Building A in Galhyeon-dong, Gwacheon, Gyeonggi-do, there were 127,070 fines (approximately KRW 4.551 billion in fines), 119,687 fines (approximately KRW 5.054.3 billion in fines) at Gwanak IC in Gangnam Ring Road, Seoul, 103,172 fines (approximately KRW 3.4891 billion in fines) at the entrance to Namhansanseong-ro in Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, and in front of Jinyeong Rest Area in Gyeongnam. This was followed by 83,366 cases (approximately 2.957 billion won).

When narrowing down the target to Seoul, Gwanak IC was followed by Namsan Tunnel No. 2 with 66,740 cases, followed by the children's protection area at the entrance to Apartment B in Songjeong-dong, Seongdong-gu with 66,340 cases, Sadang IC in Gangnam Beltway with 60,403 cases, and the children's protection area in front of Daycare C in Yongdu-dong, Dongdaemun-gu with 56,357 cases.

Rep. Jin said, "If tens of thousands of crackdowns have been repeated in the same place, we need to closely examine whether there are any areas for improvement in the road environment along with the problem of drivers violating the law." He added, "In order to avoid criticism that 'only fines increase and safety remains the same,' we need to move away from management centered on crackdown performance and create a structure in which crackdown revenue goes to the people's traffic safety."