3 Traffic offenses

(1) General trend
  Fig. 4-1-2-2 shows the number of juvenile violations of the Road Traffic Act since 1971.

Fig. 4-1-2-2  Number of juvenile violations of the Road Traffic Act (1971–2007)

  The number of juvenile violations of the Road Traffic Act hit a peak in 1985, and has been decreasing after that to 371,572 in 2007. Of which the number of referred cases for penal offenses declined significantly in 1987, when the scope of the traffic violation notification system was expanded, and has been on a declining trend since then.
  Of the violations in penal cases involving juveniles in 2007, driving without a license had the largest share (32.3%) with 13,391, followed by excessive speed with 10,974 (26.5%) and excess capacity with 2,229 (5.4%). The percentage of driving without a license was higher than that (6.2%) of adults (Source: The Traffic Bureau, National Police Agency).
(2) Hot rodders
  Fig. 4-1-2-3 shows the trend in membership and number of hot rodders and of their groups for the last 10 years. The number of juvenile hot rodders has been decreasing since 1998, and the number of hot rodder groups has also been decreasing since 2003.

Fig. 4-1-2-3  Number of hot rodders and of their groups (1998–2007)