SNS Announcer Criticized for "Risking Life Driving on Gangbyeonbuk-ro Without Side Mirrors lol"

Netizens: "Fix the mirror before spending time on SNS"

MBC Sports Plus announcer Kim Seon-shin revealed on social media that she had driven without a side mirror, only to face backlash.

On the 2nd, Kim posted a photo of the broken side mirror on her Instagram story. She wrote, "Heard a bang and wondered what it was, turns out I hit the side mirror on a parking pillar and it got smashed."

Announcer Kim Seon-shin of MBC Sports Plus (left) and a photo he posted on Instagram [Image source=Instagram capture]

Less than an hour later, she posted again, saying, "So this is how precious the left side mirror is. Risked my life driving on Gangbyeonbuk-ro lol," attaching a photo taken inside the car.

Driving a vehicle without a side mirror can be seen as a violation of Article 48 of the Road Traffic Act, which mandates safe driving, sparking controversy.

[Photo by Kim Seon-shin, announcer, Instagram capture]

Article 48, Paragraph 1 of the law states, "All drivers must operate the steering device, braking device, and other devices of the vehicle accurately."

The police consider driving without a side mirror as violating the requirement to "operate other devices accurately," and impose a fine of 40,000 KRW (for passenger cars).

Many posts criticizing Kim's poor driving habits appeared on various online communities.

Netizens responded with comments such as, "Fix your side mirror before spending time on social media," "Please don't cross paths with me while driving," "Just drive quietly, why post this on SNS," and "If she hadn't posted on Instagram, no one would have known."

Meanwhile, as the controversy escalated, Kim deleted the post.