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Poirot’s Deduction
Cause
LackofSpaceforElectricScooters
IncreasingNumberofUsersandAccidents,
Bicycle paths that electric scooters have to travel on are only
andDifficultyinRegulation
availableinsomeareas,suchaswalkingtrails,andmanyroads
do not have bicycle paths. According to the Seoul Federation
The number of
for Environmental Movement, the ratio of bicycle paths and
ⓒmenews
electric scooter
roadsinSeoulis20percent.ProfessorKimHyun-myungsaid,
users is increasing.
“IndowntownSeoul,bicyclepathstendtobedifficulttodrive
According to a
continuously, so safety problems have emerged when there
survey conducted
were only bicycles on the path; now electric scooters have the
by the city of
same problem.” However, it is impossible to build a road for
Seoul and the
just for electric scooters to solve this problem. Professor Park
Shared Personal
said, “The road space is limited, and it is virtually impossible
Mobility Alliance
▲Therearecasesridingelectricscooterwithout
tocreatespaceforeverynewmeansoftransportationemerges,”
helmets.
(SPMA) on 12
stressing that there is virtually no other way to share space.
major domestic shared electric scooter services such as Lime,
Regarding this issue, Professor Kim Hyun-myung said, “In
KickGoing and Xing Xing, the cumulative number of uses of
thecaseofbicycleroads,bicycles,electricbicycles,andshared
shared electric scooters in Seoul from March to August 2021
scooters all travel at different speeds, so a review of mixed
was15.19million,morethan4.3timescomparedto3.5million
trafficisessential,”addingthat furtherdiscussionsontheway
from July to December of 2020. However, the government is
PM,includingelectricscooters,cantravelareneeded.
struggling to crack down on violations of the electric scooter
Accidentscausedbyparkingproblemsarealsocontinuing.It
law, which are increasing in proportion to the amount of
ispointedoutthatthereisnoparkinginfrastructureforelectric
electricscooteruse.
scooters. Electric scooters are operated in a way that they can
SinceMay13,2021,theNationalPoliceAgencyhasimposed
bereturnedanywhere,sotherearenodedicatedparkingspaces
a fine of 100,000 won ($81.36) for riding a PM without a
or even dedicated stands. All you have to do is stop near your
license under the revised Road Traffic Act. If you are caught
final destination. Professor Kim Hyun-myung said, “In the
usinganelectricscooterwithoutwearingprotectiveequipment
United States and the United Kingdom, there were cases of
such as a safety helmet, a fine of 20,000 won ($16.27) will be
confusioncausedbysharedbicyclesandlegalbansorevictions
imposed. Despite such measures, however, it is still difficult
before the launch of electric scooters. In Korea, electric
to control electric scooter accidents. Legal experts cited users’
scootersweredistributedwithoutpriorpreparationforproblems
lack of compliance with safety rules as the reason why it is
such as parking, so the problem is standing out just now.” In
difficult to enforce the law related to electric scooters despite
fact, there are continuous cases of randomly parked electric
the existence of the Road Traffic Act. Park Shin-hyung, a
scooters harming the walking environment, and even inside
transportationengineeringprofessorattheUniversityofSeoul,
and outside the college campus, it is common to see random
also said, “The problem is electric scooter users who use
electric scooters. As a result of this situation, an environment
electric scooters, while not having sufficient knowledge of the
has been created in which
ⓒhufsargus
laws.”
related complaints are
According to an interview with the traffic safety department
boundtoincreasenaturally.
of the National Police Agency in the Internet newspaper
According to the Anti-
SisaWeek, the reason why such violators of the Road Traffic
CorruptionandCivilRights
Act are difficult to control is the lack of license plates and
Commission, the number
manpower. Even if violators who do not wear safety helmets
of complaints related to
or drive electric scooters without a license are witnessed, it is
electric scooters surged
difficult for the police to crack down on them because there
from511in2018to4297in
are no license plates on electric scooters, and there is a great
2019.Ofthese,71.5percent
shortage of manpower. “Police field workers are also aware of
are related to places of
theneedtocontrolelectricscooters,butthepolicemustcontrol
operation. In addition, in
inthefieldbecausetherearenolicenseplates,”apoliceofficial
2021,theysaid,“Therehave
saidinaninterview.“Only1,000peoplearebeingdeployedat
beenmorecomplaintsabout
▲Therearecasesofrandomlyparked
onetimebecause3,000policepersonnelhaveotherduties.”
electricscootersharmingthewalking
shared scooters neglected
environment.
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Cause
LackofSpaceforElectricScooters
IncreasingNumberofUsersandAccidents,
Bicycle paths that electric scooters have to travel on are only
andDifficultyinRegulation
availableinsomeareas,suchaswalkingtrails,andmanyroads
do not have bicycle paths. According to the Seoul Federation
The number of
for Environmental Movement, the ratio of bicycle paths and
ⓒmenews
electric scooter
roadsinSeoulis20percent.ProfessorKimHyun-myungsaid,
users is increasing.
“IndowntownSeoul,bicyclepathstendtobedifficulttodrive
According to a
continuously, so safety problems have emerged when there
survey conducted
were only bicycles on the path; now electric scooters have the
by the city of
same problem.” However, it is impossible to build a road for
Seoul and the
just for electric scooters to solve this problem. Professor Park
Shared Personal
said, “The road space is limited, and it is virtually impossible
Mobility Alliance
▲Therearecasesridingelectricscooterwithout
tocreatespaceforeverynewmeansoftransportationemerges,”
helmets.
(SPMA) on 12
stressing that there is virtually no other way to share space.
major domestic shared electric scooter services such as Lime,
Regarding this issue, Professor Kim Hyun-myung said, “In
KickGoing and Xing Xing, the cumulative number of uses of
thecaseofbicycleroads,bicycles,electricbicycles,andshared
shared electric scooters in Seoul from March to August 2021
scooters all travel at different speeds, so a review of mixed
was15.19million,morethan4.3timescomparedto3.5million
trafficisessential,”addingthat furtherdiscussionsontheway
from July to December of 2020. However, the government is
PM,includingelectricscooters,cantravelareneeded.
struggling to crack down on violations of the electric scooter
Accidentscausedbyparkingproblemsarealsocontinuing.It
law, which are increasing in proportion to the amount of
ispointedoutthatthereisnoparkinginfrastructureforelectric
electricscooteruse.
scooters. Electric scooters are operated in a way that they can
SinceMay13,2021,theNationalPoliceAgencyhasimposed
bereturnedanywhere,sotherearenodedicatedparkingspaces
a fine of 100,000 won ($81.36) for riding a PM without a
or even dedicated stands. All you have to do is stop near your
license under the revised Road Traffic Act. If you are caught
final destination. Professor Kim Hyun-myung said, “In the
usinganelectricscooterwithoutwearingprotectiveequipment
United States and the United Kingdom, there were cases of
such as a safety helmet, a fine of 20,000 won ($16.27) will be
confusioncausedbysharedbicyclesandlegalbansorevictions
imposed. Despite such measures, however, it is still difficult
before the launch of electric scooters. In Korea, electric
to control electric scooter accidents. Legal experts cited users’
scootersweredistributedwithoutpriorpreparationforproblems
lack of compliance with safety rules as the reason why it is
such as parking, so the problem is standing out just now.” In
difficult to enforce the law related to electric scooters despite
fact, there are continuous cases of randomly parked electric
the existence of the Road Traffic Act. Park Shin-hyung, a
scooters harming the walking environment, and even inside
transportationengineeringprofessorattheUniversityofSeoul,
and outside the college campus, it is common to see random
also said, “The problem is electric scooter users who use
electric scooters. As a result of this situation, an environment
electric scooters, while not having sufficient knowledge of the
has been created in which
ⓒhufsargus
laws.”
related complaints are
According to an interview with the traffic safety department
boundtoincreasenaturally.
of the National Police Agency in the Internet newspaper
According to the Anti-
SisaWeek, the reason why such violators of the Road Traffic
CorruptionandCivilRights
Act are difficult to control is the lack of license plates and
Commission, the number
manpower. Even if violators who do not wear safety helmets
of complaints related to
or drive electric scooters without a license are witnessed, it is
electric scooters surged
difficult for the police to crack down on them because there
from511in2018to4297in
are no license plates on electric scooters, and there is a great
2019.Ofthese,71.5percent
shortage of manpower. “Police field workers are also aware of
are related to places of
theneedtocontrolelectricscooters,butthepolicemustcontrol
operation. In addition, in
inthefieldbecausetherearenolicenseplates,”apoliceofficial
2021,theysaid,“Therehave
saidinaninterview.“Only1,000peoplearebeingdeployedat
beenmorecomplaintsabout
▲Therearecasesofrandomlyparked
onetimebecause3,000policepersonnelhaveotherduties.”
electricscootersharmingthewalking
shared scooters neglected
environment.
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