Road transport in South Korea

Road transport is an essential element of the South Korean transport network, and vital part of the South Korean economy. The total length of the country's road and highway networks is 110,714 km. As of 2023, a total of about 25.85 million vehicles were registered.

South Korea has taken various measures to improve road safety. Strict penalties for drunk driving, stricter speed limits, and seat belt mandates are some of them.

Highway systems
South Korea has seven highway systems:
 * National expressways
 * General national highways
 * Special Metropolitan City roads and Metropolitan City roads
 * Local highways
 * Si roads
 * Gun roads
 * Gu roads

Road signs
Korea uses standard international road signs and traffic signals.