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"I made a sudden acceleration..." After the incident at City Hall Station, the number of claims for sudden acceleration increased. [Anchor Report]

2024.12.02 PM 02:46
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This is a scene of a reverse driving accident in front of Seoul City Hall Station in July, which is unfortunate to see again.

It was a catastrophe that killed nine people.

At the time, the driver insisted on a sudden acceleration of the vehicle, but the prosecution handed the driver over to trial based on the results of the National Forensic Service's investigation, saying it was due to a malfunction of the accelerator pedal.

Recently, it has been found that more and more cases have been claimed of sudden acceleration of vehicles.

This is the number of sudden acceleration claims that the National Forensic Service has assessed over the past five years.

It gradually increased and exceeded 100 cases last year, and this year, 114 cases were recorded until last October, which is already higher than last year.

But none of these emotions were recognized as a sudden rash,

was found to have misplaced the accelerator pedal,
The rest of
was when the vehicle was damaged too much to be able to assess, or there was no accident recorder EDR.

In addition, nine out of 10 drivers who misstep on the accelerator pedal are older than 60,
Measures are required to reduce accidents among elderly drivers
There is also a controversy over whether EDR, which plays an important role in determining whether
sudden acceleration, can be trusted 100% and its reliability.

Although claims of sudden acceleration are increasing, questions remain about the accident of sudden acceleration, which has never been acknowledged.


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