The Korean National Police Agency announced on the 30th that it will implement measures to improve the three prevalent basic order violations in daily life.
The three areas for improvement are traffic, low-income economy, and public order.
Regarding traffic, the focus will be on five major violations: ▲cutting in line during U-turns ▲violations of bus-only lanes by vehicles with 12 or fewer passengers ▲tailgating ▲weaving in and out of traffic ▲violations of traffic regulations by non-emergency ambulances. After intensive publicity and guidance in July and August, there will be focused crackdowns from September to December. Facility and system improvements will take place throughout the year.
Focusing on vulnerable roads, the agency will continue to prioritize guidance and enforcement, while also enhancing speed enforcement using camcorders. Additionally, it plans to significantly increase the number of undercover patrol vehicles for enforcing bus-only lane violations on the Gyeongbu Expressway and sequentially increase them on regular roads.
If a non-emergency ambulance is caught transporting patients under false pretenses, there will be an obligation to notify the Ministry of Health and Welfare and local governments. Furthermore, to prevent recurrences, severe traffic violations will result in criminal charges for reckless driving, and increases in fines or demerits will also be considered.
In the effort to establish order in the low-income economy, measures will continue against ▲scalping ▲'no-shows' and malicious reviews ▲eating and drinking without paying ▲promoting measures to prevent intoxicated violence. With cooperation from related ministries, there will be a focus on cracking down on scalping using macros, and a permanent response system for no-shows and malicious reviews will be established centered around the joint 'Small Business Damage Policy Response Team' of the relevant ministries. Public service advertisements will also be produced in collaboration with ministries. In particular, for intentional and habitual illegal acts such as no-shows and malicious reviews, the plan is to conduct thorough investigations considering charges of obstructing business, fraud, defamation, and threats.
The police will make it a principle to arrest individuals involved in intoxicated violence using dangerous weapons, but will actively consider emergency hospitalization and other separation measures even if they are not detained, depending on the motivations of the crimes or history of mental illness. There will also be focused crackdowns on disturbances and destruction involving small business owners, particularly women operating one-person stores, as well as intoxicated violence.
In the area of public order, the main targets for improvement include ▲littering ▲unauthorized posting of adult advertisement materials ▲public disturbances related to drinking. The Korean National Police Agency added that instead of performance-based crackdowns, it will conduct prevention activities focused on guidance together with volunteer organizations like community safety groups and carry out concentrated publicity activities in cooperation with the public and private sectors.