Dashcam Videos Reveal The Terrifying Speeds Idol Managers Drive, Trying To Get Artists To Schedules

K-Pop managers have been known to drive at dangerous speeds to keep their artists on schedule, and these dashcams prove it.

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Multiple drivers have posted footage of idol vans weaving through traffic at well above the speed limit.

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Sometimes, the managers will drive with their hazards on…

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…but other times, they do not signal at all before changing lanes.

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This reckless behavior puts the managers, their artists, and everyone else on the road, in danger for the sake of arriving on time.

Vans like the Chevrolet Explorer are a popular choice for transporting K-Pop groups.

Lee Soon-gul, a professor at Kyung Hee University, is currently in charge of developing a self-driving car called KHUV, in the hopes of reducing Korea’s high number of traffic accidents.

Kyunghee University’s self-driving car, KHUV. Credit: Kyunghee University

According to Lee Soon-gul, Korea has 30 percent more traffic accidents compared to other OECD nations and spends over 20 trillion won ($18.5 billion) in annual accident-related costs.

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Many car accidents can be avoided simply by following traffic laws and obeying the posted speed limits. Managers who choose to do otherwise risk catastrophic consequences.

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In 2014, two Ladies Code members, RiSe and EunB, passed away in a fatal crash caused by their manager’s reckless driving.

The group’s manager was driving their van at 137 km/h (85 mph) in a 100 km/h (62 mph) zone. The combination of speed and rainy conditions caused him to lose control of the vehicle. The van hydroplaned and skidded several times before crashing into a protective wall in the vicinity of the Singal Junction on Yeongdong Expressway.

While fans understand the time constraints K-Pop groups have, they also hope that managers will always put safety above punctuality.

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