Seoul City Seeks to Push up Speed Limit

The Seoul city government is seeking to push up the speed limit on another 24 roads with relatively low pedestrian traffic from 50 km/h to 60 km/h.

The limit will be raised in October after a review by police. In March, the city government already raised the speed limit to 60 km/h on 20 roads.

The city capped the speed limit on major roads at 50 km/h and on side roads at 30 km/h on side roads to reduce traffic fatalities, but that triggered complaints from drivers.

A survey the city conducted last October on 1,000 residents showed that 68.8 percent support the overall idea, but 92.2 percent were in favor of raising the limit to 60 km/h on roads with a low pedestrian presence.