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recent years, accidents related to electric kickboards have continued. In the meantime, it was classified as a small motorcycle, and there were such conditions, but in the future, you can run on a bicycle road, and if you are over 13, you can ride without a license. I am concerned that the risk of an accident is greater.

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electric kickboard that crossed the road without permission crashes into a motorcycle and crosses a pedestrian crossing before it hits a vehicle.

Electric kickboards and electric wheels are classified as prime movers, such as motorcycles, and should be used only on driveways.

However, there are frequent pedestrian collisions due to the fact that people often travel outside of the driveway to India.

As a result, in 2018, the number of new accidents in a year has nearly doubled.

To improve this problem, amendments to the Road Traffic Act that supplemented the rules of operation such as electric kickboards have been passed by the National Assembly.

As an electric kickboard, vehicles with a speed of less than 25 km per hour and weight of less than 30 kg are defined as 'personal transport devices', allowing them to run on bicycle lanes.

When there is no bicycle road, it is possible to drive on the right side of the road.

In addition, the qualifications that required a driver's license over the age of 16 were also changed to allow a driver to ride without a license if they were over 13.

In fact, the conditions are similar to those of an electric bicycle, but there is concern that the risk of accidents may increase.

Even middle school students can drive without training, so there are always cases of safety inattention.

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violations, but be sure to wear protective gear such as helmets There is no way to sanction them.

The amendment will be implemented at the end of the year at the earliest, but the government decided to prepare a separate 'Personal Mobility Act' that contains the safety standards of the 'personal mobile device'.

(Video coverage: Jongsu Hong, Video editing: Seungjin Lee, VJ: Jonggap Kim)