Inj Prev. 2017 Oct;23(5):346-348. doi: 10.1136/injuryprev-2016-042109. Epub 2016 Sep 9.
South Korea has consistently exhibited high rates of motor vehicle-related deaths (MVDs) since the late 1980s. This study investigated the number of MVDs around two major public holidays in South Korea-Lunar New Year's Day and Thanksgiving Day. MVDs from records of all individual deaths in 1997-2014 were extracted; then, MVDs per day from 14 days before and after each holiday (ie, 29 days in total) were summed across the years. Eventually, the 3-day mean values of MVDs before and after the holiday were compared, when holiday-related traffic peaks. The 3-day mean before Lunar New Year's Day was 385 fatalities, but dropped to 324 after the holiday; the corresponding figures for Thanksgiving Day were 494 and 413. These results are contrary to those of other countries. It appears that the severe congestion of highway traffic around the holidays resulted in a decrease in MVDs.
自 20 世纪 80 年代末以来，韩国的机动车相关死亡率（MVD）一直居高不下。本研究调查了韩国两个主要公共假日（农历新年和感恩节）前后的 MVD 数量。从 1997 年至 2014 年所有个人死亡记录中提取 MVD 数据；然后，将每个节日前后 14 天（即 29 天）的 MVD 天数相加。最后，比较节日前后 3 天的 MVD 平均值，以了解与假期相关的交通高峰情况。农历新年前的 3 天平均死亡人数为 385 人，但假期后降至 324 人；感恩节后的相应数字为 494 人和 413 人。这些结果与其他国家的情况相反。看来假期期间高速公路交通拥堵严重，导致 MVD 下降。
