Reckless driver apologizes after online posting

By Kwon Mee-yoo

A YouTube video clip of a reckless driver on the Olympic Expressway is causing a stir among Internet users here. The three-minute clip, shot and uploaded by an affected driver, has been spreading like wildfire through online community sites frequently visited by drivers.

In the video clip, a blue Kia Forte Koup changed lanes recklessly to cut in front of other cars on the urban highway on the southern side of the Han River in the middle of the night. The vehicle behind it protested its reckless driving by honking its horn. Then, the Koup stopped suddenly only several meters in front of the vehicle

This wild driving was all recorded by the black box of another car following from behind and the driver spread it on the Internet.

Netizens criticized the reckless driver. “It was ridiculous. It seemed like he was intending to cause traffic accidents,” a person using “Hayannunmul” as an ID said.

Another netizen “Uro” said such reckless driving is an out-of-bounds behavior. Others sought legal punishment as the driver threatened other people’s lives.

As the cyber attacks increased, the troubled driver posted an apology on an Internet community message board.

He said, “What I did on the Olympic Expressway that day went against common sense. I threatened the lives of not only the driver of the car with the black box but all the other drivers on the road that day.”

He apologized for causing distress to the other drivers, especially the one directly behind him, and other Forte Koup owners and netizens who were worried after watching the clip.

People again criticized him for not showing enough remorse and he apologized again, saying what he did was dangerous and cowardly. “I will behave appropriately next time,” the driver said.

올림픽대로 난폭운전 동영상 논란

올림픽대로에서 난폭운전을 하는 동영상이 유튜브에 올라와 인터넷에서 논란을 일으키고 있다. 자동차 블랙박스로 촬영된 이 3분짜리 동영상은 자동차 동호회 웹사이트에서 빠르게 퍼져나가고 있다.

이 동영상에서는 한강 남단의 올림픽 대로에서 심야에 파란색 기아 포르테 쿱 승용차가 차선을 마구 바꾸고 다른 차 앞으로 끼어드는 모습이 찍혀있다. 문제의 포르테 쿱 승용차는 뒷 차가 경적을 울려 항의하자 그 차 앞에서 급정거를 하기도 한다.

이러한 위험한 운전이 뒷 차의 블랙박스에 전부 촬영되어 인터넷에 올려졌다.

네티즌들은 “교통사고를 일부러 유발하려고 하는 것처럼 보였다”며 “아무리 생각해도 개념 없는 짓”이라고 비난했다.

논란이 되자 해당 포르테 쿱 운전자는 다른 운전자들에게 피해를 끼쳐 죄송하다고 인터넷에 사과문을 올렸다.