Buckle up: Police cracking down on seatbelt violations

A police officer checks whether a driver violated a new seatbelt rule on a road in southern Seoul, Sunday. Yonhap

By Jung Min-ho

Police are clamping down on seatbelt violations throughout this month.

As announced in September, police across the country have started an intense crackdown on drivers who violate the new seatbelt rule.

On Sept. 28, an enforcement ordinance came into force to require all car passengers to wear seatbelts on all roads.

A driver will be fined 30,000 won ($27) if any passenger does not wear a seatbelt. If a rule violator is 13 or younger, the fine will be 60,000 won. Passengers six or younger have to be in protective seating.