The National Police Agency has drawn up details for safety lessons that reckless bicycle riders will be legally obliged to take under a system that will start in June.
The agency has recently notified police forces nationwide of the curriculum for the compulsory lessons, sources said.
Attendees will have to take an exam on traffic rules following an orientation. In the main lessons, they will read notes written by bereaved families of bicycle accident victims and view videos of accidents captured on dashboard video recorders.
They will be taught about criminal punishment and damage liability that bikers face after causing serious accidents. Following discussions with lecturers, the attendees will then take another exam.
The curriculum is designed to “encourage attendees to realize the importance of following rules,” a source said.
The lessons will last about three hours. The NPA expects that hundreds of bicycle riders will be annually ordered to attend such sessions.
The compulsory lessons are a key feature of the revised Road Traffic Law enacted in June 2013. Revisions will be implemented June 1.
Bicycle riders will be obligated to take the lessons if they are caught committing serious violations of traffic rules twice within three years. Anyone refusing to take the lessons will face a fine of up to ¥50,000.