1. Revitalization of Traffic Safety Policy

Study Objective

- The purpose of this study is to help local governments operate more effective road safety policies by presenting ways to detect and evaluate excellent or other regions and to promote road safety as a result of the recent changes to the local government's road safety policy and system after the amendment of Road Safety Law.
- It is necessary to present plans to activate policies since the local governments are required to play a leading role in road safety.

Study Contents

- Plans to extend traffic administrative effects of traffic culture index
- Complement the road safety index of the Police Agency
- Comparison analysis of the traffic culture index and safety index between local governments
- Present directions that help local governments to establish road safety policies

Expected Effects

- Strengthened role of local governments and road administration offices in road safety
- Enhanced road safety policies for transportation companies

2. Lenience Policies toward Traffic Criminals?

Study Objective

By considering the significance of the role of human factors in traffic accidents, KOTSA will present legal and systemic counter plans to encourage drivers and pedestrians to observe traffic laws and regulations by reviewing penalty levels for traffic offenders.

Study Contents

- Literature survey on domestic/overseas penalty levels for traffic offenders.
- Analysis on penalty methods and levels for traffic offenders
- Data gathering and analysis on traffic offense
- Present plans to improve penalty methods and levels for traffic offenders

Expected Effects

These activities are expected to contribute to an increase in the disciplinary actions through more strict penality laws such as criminal laws and exemption laws on the handling and prevention of traffic accidents.

3. Suggestions for Investment in Traffic Safety Work?

Study Objective

The purpose of this study is to predict the effects of a road safety project through effect analysis on the applicable business and to set an order of priority for the investments, which will be reflected on the plans of each organization's road safety project.

Study Contents

- Analyze the current project plans of each organization
- Derive a good methodology to evaluate road safety projects
- Set investment priority
- Present systematic improvement plans

Expected Effect

This study is expected to contribute to the optimization of the road safety projects by presenting a resonable investment plan.

4. Improvement of Provision of Advance Payment in the Act on Compensation of Traffic Damage?

Study Objective

The purpose of this study is to present appropriate improvement plans after investigating the problems on the advanced payment specified in the Automobile Accident Compensation Security Act and reviewing similar cases in other countries

Main Contents

- Review the feasibility of the advanced payment level
- Case study on the current status of the system in other countries (Japan, USA, Europe)
- Plans to improve the advanced payment system

Expected Effects

This study is expected to contribute to building an appropriate compensation program for automobile accident victims by researching the current system's problems and the improvements made in other countries.

5. Improvement of the Affordable Auto Insurance Publication

Study Objective

The purpose of this study is to present the proper improvement plans after completing researches and analyses on the background and problems of the automobile insurance appropriate repair rate declaration system and reviewing similar cases in other countries.

Study Contents

- Analysis on the actual state of the current system
- Research on other countries' repair rates and their operation status (Japan, USA, Europe)

Expected Effect

This study is expected to contribute to a rational improvement in the auto insurance appropriate repair rate.

6. Traffic Ethics Thesis and New Accident Indexes

Study Objective

The purpose of this study is to encourage traffic ethics and promote stable traffic behaviors through the establishment of traffic ethics from a macroscopic perspective and to develop an 'accident index' based on the results of a traffic psychological behavior analysis to improve road safety from a microscopic perspective.

Study Contents

- Study on various relevant theories to build traffic ethics (review the macroscopic approach)
- Develop patterns about Korean traffic behavior (Review the microscopic approach )
- Develop a ‘code of traffic ethics’ (pedestrians, drivers, traffic service workers )

Expected Effects

- Strengthened road safety awareness and voluntary observation of traffic regulations
- Establishment of an ideal traffic community and reinforcement of traffic benefits

7. Better Pedestrian Environment for Elders

Study Objective

- For the last 10 years, the traffic accident death toll has dropped from 10,000 to 7200 but, the number of people older than 61 years of age who were involved in an auto accident has increased from 1,850 to 2,170 and the rate of senior victims has increased from 17.8 percent to 30.1 percent.
- With the encroachment of the aging society, it is necessary to seek preventive measures for traffic accidents involving senior citizens. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to evaluate the current walking environment for senior pedestrians and to present some improvement plans.

Study Contents

- Analysis on senor pedestrian traffic accidents and their walking characteristics.
- Analysis on the locations where senior pedestrians are habitually victimized by traffic accidents and an analysis on the walking environment along major roads
- Research on the road safety education environment for senior citizens

Expected Effect

- The walking environment evaluation analysis is expected to contribute to the establishment of a policy to improve walking environment, and will provide valuable reference data.
- The study results are expected to be used as basic data for designating 'senior safety zones' to protect the rights of senior citizens to move and walk.

8. A Study of Intersection Safety

Study Objective

The purpose of this study is to present improvement plans by analyzing the characteristics of intersections in which traffic accidents frequently take place, and to determine the relationship between such characteristics and traffic accidents.

Study Contents

- Literature study and basic data survey on intersections (traffic accidents)
- Pattern research on representative intersection accidents
- Comparison analysis between intersection patterns and pedestrian safety.
- Present improvement plans for improved crosswalk locations at intersection and signal operation

Expected Effects

This study is expected to contribute to the creation of a safer environment for pedestrians at intersections by presenting alternatives that may prevent pedestrian traffic accidents at intersections.

9. Commercial High-Risk Driver Management

Study Objective

Currently, commercial vehicle drivers cause more deadly traffic accidents than non-commercial drivers. Thus, the purpose of this study is to present more effective plans to control the drivers who are frequently involved in traffic accidents by analyzing the current status of transportation company's control system over such drivers.

Study Contents

- Analysis of the personal natures of the drivers who are frequently involved in traffic accidents and the surrounding environment factors
- Present plans to control the drivers who get into accidents

Expected Effects

This study is expected to contribute to reinforcing the safety awareness of drivers and to prevent traffic accidents through effective control of transportation company drivers who are frequently involved in traffic accidents.

10. Accident Evaluation and Management Skill Improvement

Study Objective

The purpose of this study is to prepare and introduce a pilot project for a systematic and effective accident investigation on the traffic accidents associated with loss of life, which take place on the road network under the jurisdiction of the Road and Transport Authority (RTA).

Study Contents

- Analysis on the actual conditions of the traffic accidents associated with loss of life, which take place on the roads under the jurisdiction of the Road and Transport Authority
- Data collection and creation on the traffic accidents associated with loss of life
- Operation of a pilot accident investigation and development techniques to detect typical noncompliance factors with safety rules.
- Development of instructions for accident investigations and the development and implementation of training programs for accident investigators and analysts.

Expected Effects

This study is expected to present new methods to invest into traffic accidents that are not confirmed in Article 50 Paragraph 1 of the Road Safety Act.

11. New Road Safety Management (Korea Collaboration with Germany)

Study Objective

The purpose of this study is to establish effective guidelines to prevent defects that are non-compliant with safety rules on the local roads under the jurisdiction of the local governments and to save on the cost for improvement measures by introducing the road safety diagnosis techniques implemented in an advanced traffic nation (Germany)

Study Contents

- Analysis of the actual conditions and identification of the structure and characteristics of the RTA road data.
- Analysis of road design procedures and selecting pilot projects
- Design diagnosis of existing or planned transportation facilities and development of road safety diagnosis guidelines and training programs for diagnosis experts.

Expected Effects

This joint study with Germany, one of the only nations to operate a continuous education system for diagnosis personnel, is expected to contribute to the establishment of a desirable road safety diagnosis system.