Gwangju Ranks 9th, Jeonnam 12th in the 2024 Traffic Culture Index
Contrast in Scores and Grades Between Gwangju and Jeonnam
Gwangsan-gu Achieves Top Grade Among Gwangju Districts
The Gwangju Local Assembly Members of the Progressive Party (represented by Kim Taejin, Seo-gu Council Member) announced on the 5th that, according to the analysis of the "2024 Traffic Culture Index Survey" conducted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Korea Transportation Safety Authority on the 31st of last month, Gwangju ranked 9th and Jeonnam ranked 12th among the 17 metropolitan cities and provinces.
The 2024 Traffic Culture Index for Gwangju and Jeonnam was 81.39 and 80.02 points, respectively, showing a contrast in their results. Gwangju rose four places to a C grade, while Jeonnam fell ten places from the previous year to a D grade.
Kim Taejin, Seo-gu Council Member, stated, "In Gwangju and Jeonnam, Suncheon-si (89.29 points) ranked 2nd among the group of cities with a population under 300,000 (49 cities), but Hampyeong-gun (70.20 points) ranked 79th, the lowest, among counties (80 counties)."
He added, "Among Gwangju's autonomous districts, Gwangsan-gu (84.47 points), Dong-gu (82.54 points), Nam-gu (80.89 points), Seo-gu (78.87 points), and Buk-gu (78.72 points) ranked in that order, with Buk-gu and Seo-gu falling below the average of 79.59 points for the 69 autonomous districts."
Among Gwangju's autonomous districts, Gwangsan-gu was the only one to receive an A grade, ranking 6th among the 69 districts. Dong-gu received a B grade, ranking 14th; Nam-gu, a B grade at 23rd; Seo-gu, a D grade at 46th; and Buk-gu, a D grade at 47th.
Meanwhile, Nam-gu had the lowest compliance rate with traffic signals at 86.59%, ranking 69th with an E grade among the districts, while Seo-gu ranked 66th with an E grade in the number of traffic accident casualties.
Kim emphasized, "Although Gwangju's Traffic Culture Index has improved compared to the previous year, the traffic safety sector still stands at 16.41 points, which is below the national average of 17.45 points, ranking 13th among the 17 cities and provinces, and thus requires urgent improvement."
The Traffic Culture Index is evaluated annually for basic local governments based on 18 indicators in the categories of driving behavior (55 points), pedestrian behavior (20 points), and traffic safety (25 points). The evaluation results within each group are divided into the following grades: ▲A grade (10%) ▲B grade (25%) ▲C grade (30%) ▲D grade (25%) ▲E grade (10%), and will be officially announced at the end of January next year.
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