녹색성장과 자전거활성화를 위한 법제도개선방안

Abstract

To promote environmentally-friendly transportation is one of important social changes for green growth. Because bicycle is moved by only human power bicycle is the key of environmentally-friendly transportation even thought there would be hybrid car and electric vehicle as green transportation system. To encourage bicycle commuting there should be not only good infrastructures but also well designed legal systems for bicycle user. Korean road traffic act categorizes bicycle as one of vehicles and treats it as same as moto-vehicle. Bicycle user should allow other vehicle to pass it therefore legal position of bicycle is too weak. To promote bicycle commuting, government should build safe bicycle road, convenient network of bicycle path and make related policy guidelines. Not only admonitorial or legislative support for bicycle user but also judical support is necessary. Bicycle users are less protected than pedestrian and drivers in cases of bicycle accident. There should be a proper road share among pedestrian, bicycle rider, and diver. Bicycle is not a moto-bike or moto-vehicle. For the safe ride environment, there should be safety equipment rule for children and traffic education system for young bicycle rider. Korea has special act for promoting bicycle usage but it was played as regulatory act. Police regulation rules in the act should be relocated in the road traffic act and bicycle should treated as independent role similar to pedestrian.