Passenger car encroaches on highway bus lane, colliding with express bus traveling at 100km/h

A situation where an express bus using the highway bus lane collided with a passenger car that suddenly entered the lane has been revealed. In the 187th episode of the JTBC variety program 'Han Moonchul's Dashcam Review' (hereinafter 'Han Moonchul's Dashcam Review'), the regulations of the bus lane and a dangerous accident case caused by violating them were covered.

A passenger car's unreasonable entry blocking an express bus traveling at 100km/h

The situation in the video occurred in the highway bus lane. Taking advantage of the regulation that allows entry into the bus lane in dashed-line sections, a passenger car entered the lane, but it cut in abruptly right in front of an express bus that was traveling at 100km/h at the time (a distance of about 30m). The cast members mentioned that even for the passenger car, a safety distance of about 80m is required when traveling at 100km/h, pointing out that the situation was at a distance that the bus driver could not possibly avoid.

In particular, even if the passenger car met the condition for using the bus lane, which is '6 or more passengers in a vehicle with 9 or more seats,' the issue was raised that it entered while ignoring the flow of large vehicles rushing from behind during highway driving. The cast members in the video emphasized that this is "rude driving that only considers oneself" and that such a method of entry on the highway is a dangerous action that can lead to a major accident.

Vehicle leaves the scene after the accident, discussion on police investigation and countermeasures

An explanation of the situation immediately after the accident also followed. It is known that the driver of the vehicle that caused the accident did not take immediate action at the scene after the accident occurred and left the scene. According to the video, there were circumstances where the vehicle attempted to reverse or pull to the right after the accident, but it was confirmed that it eventually left the scene. Regarding this, the cast members raised questions about the act of causing an accident and leaving the scene.

Additionally, a discussion was held regarding how to respond when missing an exit on the highway. The cast members advised that if you miss an exit, rather than recklessly changing lanes or braking suddenly, it is safer to maintain driving for now and correct the route using the next interchange (IC) or rest area, etc. Following the navigation guidance to move to the next destination is a way to prevent accidents.