Speeding drivers caught off guard... Rearview cameras help (Korea)

The number of cars caught by rear cameras, which photograph the license plates at the rear of cars and crack down on speeding and violations of traffic signals, is increasing every year.
According to the Gyeonggi Nambu National Police Agency on the 7th, the number of rearview camera crackdowns by fiscal year was 5,576 in 2023 and 1,000 last year.
It was found that the number of cases in the past was 64,625, and by August this year, it had increased to 133,310. Rear-view cameras will be installed in Suwon and Hwaseong in April 2023.
Since the vehicles first went into operation one by one, 39 more were installed in the same year, 129 last year, and 79 this year, meaning that a total of 247 vehicles are currently in operation in the southern Gyeonggi region.
The police believe that the increase in enforcement results is the result of increasing the number of rearview cameras installed each year.
Rearview cameras were initially installed primarily to crack down on traffic law violations by motorcycles, but they are now also used to crack down on violations of traffic laws by four-wheeled vehicles.
The number of enforcement cases (109,961 units as of August this year) was calculated to be 4.7 times higher than the number of enforcement cases for motorcycles (23,049 cases).
Drivers of four-wheeled vehicles are not properly aware of the enforcement methods of rearview cameras,
It is analyzed that there are many cases where drivers slow down only in front of the camera and then suddenly accelerate once they pass the camera, resulting in arrests. The fact that there are generally more cars than motorcycles on the roads can also be said to be a factor.
The police plan to continue installing more rearview cameras.