KB Financial to Provide Pedal-Misoperation Prevention Devices for Older Drivers

KB Financial Group has begun installing devices designed to prevent pedal misoperation in vehicles driven by older motorists, as part of a social-contribution program focused on road safety.

The group began the roughly 300 million won project last month. It plans to install the devices free of charge in the vehicles of 740 drivers aged 65 or older who applied through 19 driver’s license testing centers across South Korea.

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We will continue to cooperate with the National Police Agency and other relevant institutions to reduce risks that can arise in people’s daily lives and create a closely connected safety network spanning regions and generations.

The equipment suppresses sudden acceleration when it detects abnormal operation, such as a driver pressing the accelerator sharply. The program also offers safe-driving consultations to help older motorists build safer driving habits.

The first installation took place at the Wonju Driver’s License Testing Center in Gangwon province. A KB Financial official said the group would continue working with the National Police Agency and other relevant institutions to reduce risks in people’s daily lives and build a safety network spanning communities and generations.

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We will continue to cooperate with the National Police Agency and other relevant institutions to reduce risks that can arise in people’s daily lives and create a closely connected safety network spanning regions and generations.