Pyeongtaek Takes 1st Place in Seoul Metropolitan Area Traffic Culture Index...2nd Nationally

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park Chan-hyuk] Pyeongtaek City won 1st place in the Seoul Metropolitan Area and 2nd place nationally at the '2024 Traffic Culture Index Evaluation Awards Ceremony' held on the 23rd at the Traffic Safety Experience Education Center of the Korea Transportation Safety Authority in Sangju, receiving a commendation from the President of the Korea Transportation Safety Authority.

The Traffic Culture Index is basic data for objectively evaluating the level of traffic culture compiled annually by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, which surveys all 229 cities, counties, and districts nationwide on driving behavior, walking behavior, local government efforts, and traffic casualties. Local governments with excellent traffic culture levels or high improvement rates are selected and awarded (commendations from the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, commendations from the President of the Korea Transportation Safety Authority, etc.).

Pyeongtaek City achieved excellent results, securing 1st place in the Seoul Metropolitan Area and 2nd place nationally (2nd place within the group of cities and counties with populations of 300,000 or more) by recording 90.17 points total, comprising 49.78 points in the driving behavior sector, 18.86 points in the walking behavior sector, and 21.53 points in the traffic safety sector, establishing itself as an excellent traffic culture city.

Mayor Jung Jang-seon of Pyeongtaek stated, "The improvement in the Traffic Culture Index is the result of mature civic awareness and the city's continuous efforts," adding, "Through traffic accident cause analysis and implementation of improvement measures, expansion of traffic safety campaigns and citizen education programs, we will ensure that this achievement does not remain a temporary result and create a sustainable traffic safety city."