Motorway Safety in Korea

Abstract

What we didMotorway crashes kill over 200 people in Korea each year. Matching the average safety performance observed across Germany, Japan, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom would halve the number of motorway deaths. This report reviewed international best practices in motorway safety across ten countries to determine which might be best suited to making Korea's motorways safer. It offers recommendations for an action plan to 2030, taking into account the expected uptake of connected and automated vehicles.The International Transport Forum (ITF) engaged with over 40 experts and organisations in Korea and ten other ITF countries: