Kang Min-kyung (36), a member of the group Davichi, shared her past experience of being targeted by retaliatory driving.
On the 25th, a video titled "The day I got my license one week ago, Kang Min-kyung came to me in a Porsche" was released on the YouTube channel 'Yojung Jae-hyung.' In the video, Kang Min-kyung took it upon herself to provide driving practice for Jung Jae-hyung, who had recently obtained his driver's license.
Kang Min-kyung pointed out a vehicle that was straddling lane lines, saying, "You shouldn't drive like that." In response, Jung Jae-hyung said, "Do you want to go over there and curse at them? With 18 years of driving experience, aren't we allowed to scold them?"
Kang Min-kyung stated, "I don't get angry while driving. I don't even make a sound," adding, "Retaliatory driving is really scary. If you honk your horn and end up encountering a truly malicious person, what do you do? I was subjected to retaliatory driving when I was young, and it left me with trauma."
She continued, "It was a day when it was raining extremely heavily. I was driving at almost the same speed as the car next to me, but there was a puddle on my path, and the water splashed onto the other car," explaining, "That driver must have been startled too. But how could I have known? It was unavoidable."
She added, "I felt sorry, but I couldn't even wave from outside the window in the rain. I couldn't even say I was sorry," and further noted, "But that person seemed angry and chased us all the way to my house. I was 20 years old at the time. I was afraid of getting out of the car because I feared being harmed, so I kept circling around until he left."
Jung Jae-hyung, who was listening, empathized by saying, "You have to be careful. Not everyone is the same person, right?"
Retaliatory driving is distinguished from reckless driving, which endangers an unspecified number of people, because it targets a specific driver or vehicle. Depending on the act, charges such as special intimidation, special assault, special injury, and special property damage under the Criminal Act may be applied. In particular, if a vehicle is used to threaten another person, the perpetrator can be sentenced to up to seven years in prison or fined up to 10 million won under Article 284 of the Criminal Act (Special Intimidation).
To prevent becoming a victim of retaliatory driving, one should avoid direct confrontation even if a dispute arises. If threatened, it is advisable to move to a safe location, report the incident to 112 (the Korean police emergency number), and secure evidence such as dashcam footage and witness statements.
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