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Authority, the number of electric scooter accidents increased
Background
from 117 in 2017 to 447 in 2019. Accordingly, the National
ElectricScootersRunningontheStreets
Assembly revised the Road Traffic Act again in December
2020tostrengthensafetyregulationssuchaslicensepossession
and mandatory wearing of safety helmets for electric scooters
andthislawhasbeenineffectsinceMay13,2021.
According to the Road Traffic Act, only those over the age
of 16 who have obtained a prime mover* license can operate
an electric scooter; and if a child under the age of 13 drives
an electric scooter, a fine of 100,000 won ($81.36) will be
imposedontheguardian.Inaddition,wearingasafetyhelmet
is mandatory, and only one passenger can board the vehicle.
Under the Motor Vehicle Management Act, the term “electric
scooter” applies to motorcycles as a motorized bicycle* under
the Road Traffic Act, but they are stipulated to ride on bicycle
paths, and where bicycle paths are not installed, they must
travel along the right edge of the road. In addition, sidewalk
traffic is prohibited in principle, subject to a 30,000 won
($24.41) fine for violations; and getting off the electric scooter
isrequiredwhenusingacrosswalk.
*Road Traffic Act: A law containing provisions relating to traffic enforcement
procedures,explanationsofroadrulesandothersafetyregulations.
*PrimeMover:Enginewithmotorlessthan125cc.
▲ElectricscooteraccidentsinSeoulrisesharplyoverpast3years.
*Motorized bicycle: A bicycle powered by an engine or motor with a small engine
(lessthan50cc)oranelectricmotor.
According to a survey conducted by Shinhan Card on the
number of personal mobility uses, the demand for electric
Phenomenon
scooters increased from 250,000 in 2019 to 1.17 million in
2020.ItwasastatisticthatcouldseethetrendofincreasingPM
IncreasingNumberofElectricScooterAccidents
use,whichispredictedtobeausefulmeansoftransportationin
thefuture.ProfessorKimPil-soo,oftheDepartmentofFuture
Due to the nature of the device, concerns about the safety
Automotive at Daelim University, suggested the usefulness
of electric scooters are constantly being raised. According to
of PM, which is also called “First and Last mile mobility,” by
Professor Kim Hyun-myung, of Transportation Engineering at
saying,“Incountrieswithadvancedtransportationsectorssuch
Myongji University, “While riding electric scooters, it is easy
as Singapore, PM already accounts for 1 to 2 percent of all
to lose balance or have a crash caused by stones due to their
transportation.” Professor Lee Ho-geun, of the Department of
smallwheels;anditisdifficulttopredictthespeedofrollover
AutomotiveatDaedeokUniversity,alsopredictedthatdemand
when overturning.” Electric scooter user, 21-year-old Jo Ji-
for PM will continue to increase in the future, saying, “As the
yun, said, “I was riding an electric scooter on campus, but the
era of self-driving cars is created and residential areas are
brakes didn’t work well while going downhill, and I rolled to
concentrated,carswillbemanagedintower-typeparkinglots,
thegroundandhurtmyleg”warningofthedangerofinjuries
usedonlyinmediumtolong-distancetransportation.Andshort
thatcanoccur.
distanceswillbecoveredbyPM.”
The Road Traffic Authority’s traffic accident analysis system
Recognizing this increase in demand for PM, the National
showed that the number of electric scooter accidents has risen
AssemblyrevisedtheRoadTrafficAct*inMay2020toallow
at an annual average of 99.7 percent since 2018. As the rate
the use of electric scooters on bicycle paths, but the revision
of use of electric scooters increases day by day, the rate of
included that anyone over the age of 13 could operate electric
accidents increases accordingly. If so, it is time to question
scooters without a license or wearing a safety helmet, and the
whetherthereisagoodsystemforcopingwithandpreventing
number of electric scooter incidents and accidents soared.
electricscooteraccidents.
According to statistics from the Korea Transportation Safety
36
www.theargus.org
Authority, the number of electric scooter accidents increased
Background
from 117 in 2017 to 447 in 2019. Accordingly, the National
ElectricScootersRunningontheStreets
Assembly revised the Road Traffic Act again in December
2020tostrengthensafetyregulationssuchaslicensepossession
and mandatory wearing of safety helmets for electric scooters
andthislawhasbeenineffectsinceMay13,2021.
According to the Road Traffic Act, only those over the age
of 16 who have obtained a prime mover* license can operate
an electric scooter; and if a child under the age of 13 drives
an electric scooter, a fine of 100,000 won ($81.36) will be
imposedontheguardian.Inaddition,wearingasafetyhelmet
is mandatory, and only one passenger can board the vehicle.
Under the Motor Vehicle Management Act, the term “electric
scooter” applies to motorcycles as a motorized bicycle* under
the Road Traffic Act, but they are stipulated to ride on bicycle
paths, and where bicycle paths are not installed, they must
travel along the right edge of the road. In addition, sidewalk
traffic is prohibited in principle, subject to a 30,000 won
($24.41) fine for violations; and getting off the electric scooter
isrequiredwhenusingacrosswalk.
*Road Traffic Act: A law containing provisions relating to traffic enforcement
procedures,explanationsofroadrulesandothersafetyregulations.
*PrimeMover:Enginewithmotorlessthan125cc.
▲ElectricscooteraccidentsinSeoulrisesharplyoverpast3years.
*Motorized bicycle: A bicycle powered by an engine or motor with a small engine
(lessthan50cc)oranelectricmotor.
According to a survey conducted by Shinhan Card on the
number of personal mobility uses, the demand for electric
Phenomenon
scooters increased from 250,000 in 2019 to 1.17 million in
2020.ItwasastatisticthatcouldseethetrendofincreasingPM
IncreasingNumberofElectricScooterAccidents
use,whichispredictedtobeausefulmeansoftransportationin
thefuture.ProfessorKimPil-soo,oftheDepartmentofFuture
Due to the nature of the device, concerns about the safety
Automotive at Daelim University, suggested the usefulness
of electric scooters are constantly being raised. According to
of PM, which is also called “First and Last mile mobility,” by
Professor Kim Hyun-myung, of Transportation Engineering at
saying,“Incountrieswithadvancedtransportationsectorssuch
Myongji University, “While riding electric scooters, it is easy
as Singapore, PM already accounts for 1 to 2 percent of all
to lose balance or have a crash caused by stones due to their
transportation.” Professor Lee Ho-geun, of the Department of
smallwheels;anditisdifficulttopredictthespeedofrollover
AutomotiveatDaedeokUniversity,alsopredictedthatdemand
when overturning.” Electric scooter user, 21-year-old Jo Ji-
for PM will continue to increase in the future, saying, “As the
yun, said, “I was riding an electric scooter on campus, but the
era of self-driving cars is created and residential areas are
brakes didn’t work well while going downhill, and I rolled to
concentrated,carswillbemanagedintower-typeparkinglots,
thegroundandhurtmyleg”warningofthedangerofinjuries
usedonlyinmediumtolong-distancetransportation.Andshort
thatcanoccur.
distanceswillbecoveredbyPM.”
The Road Traffic Authority’s traffic accident analysis system
Recognizing this increase in demand for PM, the National
showed that the number of electric scooter accidents has risen
AssemblyrevisedtheRoadTrafficAct*inMay2020toallow
at an annual average of 99.7 percent since 2018. As the rate
the use of electric scooters on bicycle paths, but the revision
of use of electric scooters increases day by day, the rate of
included that anyone over the age of 13 could operate electric
accidents increases accordingly. If so, it is time to question
scooters without a license or wearing a safety helmet, and the
whetherthereisagoodsystemforcopingwithandpreventing
number of electric scooter incidents and accidents soared.
electricscooteraccidents.
According to statistics from the Korea Transportation Safety
36
www.theargus.org
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