Joint Crackdown on Overloading, Improper Loading, and Illegal Modifications
Winter Safety Training at Industrial Complexes
Gyeongbuk Provincial Police are launching intensive on-site inspections to prevent traffic accidents involving cargo trucks. With a recent increase in fatal accidents related to cargo trucks, the initiative aims to proactively eliminate risk factors that could lead to large-scale casualties.
The Gyeongbuk Provincial Police Agency (Commissioner Oh Bumyeong) announced that, from January 19 to February 28, it will conduct a "Special Crackdown on Cargo Truck Traffic Law Violations" in cooperation with relevant agencies such as Korea Expressway Corporation and Korea Transportation Safety Authority.
This crackdown will focus on serious violations that are major causes of cargo truck accidents, such as overloading, improper loading, and illegal modifications. During the inspection period, police and related agencies will operate joint enforcement systems and intensify inspections, especially in areas with frequent cargo truck traffic.
The on-site inspections will focus on "high-risk behaviors with a high probability of causing accidents." The Gyeongbuk Provincial Police Agency has designated violations of pedestrian protection obligations when turning right and failure to wear seat belts as key enforcement targets. The agency plans to strengthen inspections at accident-prone locations, such as intersections and areas near industrial complexes, in order to reduce accident risks.
In addition to enforcement, preventive activities will also be promoted. Police will visit transport companies and industrial complexes to provide drivers with guidance on winter safety rules, such as how to respond to black ice and prevent pedestrian or motorcycle collisions caused by blind spots. Traffic safety education and promotional activities will be conducted in parallel.
A representative from the Gyeongbuk Provincial Police Agency stated, "Traffic accidents involving cargo trucks tend to be large in scale and carry a high risk of significant casualties," and urged, "Please strictly observe basic traffic laws, such as adhering to safe speeds and preventing cargo from falling off vehicles."
The Gyeongbuk Provincial Police Agency aims to raise the safety standards of cargo truck operations through this special crackdown and to reduce traffic accident risk factors that are directly linked to the lives of local residents, starting at the field level.
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