There was an incident where a driver who was driving a motorcycle without a license plate hung a traffic policeman who was arrested.
Today (18th), a video titled 'An unpublished motorcycle running away with a police officer hanging' was uploaded on the YouTube channel 'Han Moon-cheol TV'.
According to the video, on August 27, around 4 pm, on a road in Busanjin-gu, Busan, motorcyclist A was waiting for a signal with his motorcycle parked at the edge of the road.
Then, when a traffic police officer approached, Mr. A grabbed the steering wheel and started driving abruptly.
The policeman hurriedly grabbed the handle on the back seat of the motorcycle and held on with his legs tightened.
However, as Mr. A ran as it was, the police officer was dragged dangerously about 2m.
After that, Mr. A collided with a white car in front and stopped.
The policeman quickly went in front of the motorcycle and stopped Mr. A from escaping again.
Still, when Mr. A kept his engine on, the policeman shouted, "Turn off the engine."
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At the time, the motorcycle Mr. A was riding did not have a license plate.
Lawyer Han Moon-cheol said, "It seems that this police officer was on his way to get information about 'there is a motorcycle without a license plate on the road' via radio and was on his way to check it. He must have been severely punished for the offense of obstruction."
Netizens who saw this showed reactions such as "The police officer almost got hurt", "I hope for a strong punishment", and "I wonder if the car in front of the accident can be compensated."
According to the current law, a person who assaults or threatens a public official performing his/her duties shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than 5 years or a fine not exceeding 10 million won.
Refusing or evading the execution of a legitimate duty even if there was no direct assault may also be subject to the offense of obstructing the execution of official duties.
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Recently, to avoid crackdowns, a lot of motorcycles are appearing on the roadside with license plates not attached, covered, or damaged.
In accordance with Article 49 of the Automobile Management Act, 'Obligation to attach license plates for two-wheeled vehicles,' two-wheeled vehicles can be operated only after reporting their use to the local government and attaching the designated license plate to the back.
Violation of this will result in a fine of 3 million won from the previous 1 million won to the current 3 million won according to the motorcycle management system improvement plan announced by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.
If you intentionally damage the license plate, you may be subject to criminal penalties.
However, in the above provision, motorcycles parked on the street are not subject to enforcement, and only motorcycles in motion are covered.
On the other hand, if you are in an accident with an unregistered motorcycle, the compensation process is complicated, such as having to go through a lawsuit because you do not have insurance.
In particular, since there is no license plate in front of the motorcycle, it is impossible to crack down with an unmanned camera that recognizes the front license plate but does not recognize the rear. there is.
(Photo = 'Han Moon-cheol TV' YouTube)