농기계 사고방지와 음주운전 및 사고 시 합리적 처벌규정 입법 제언

Since agricultural machinery is not an automobile, a driver's license for driving is not required, and it is managed by the Agricultural Mechanization Promotion Act, not the Road Traffic Act. As a result, agricultural machine drivers have been experiencing many accidents due to immature operations. Therefore, related agencies should allow agricultural machine drivers to operate after receiving theoretical and practical training for a certain period of time and obtaining a driver’s license. Agricultural machine drivers must purchase insurance in preparation for compensation for human and physical damage in the event of an accident while driving, but the actual insurance subscription rate is only 20%. This makes it difficult to compensate for actual damage because it depends entirely on the property of the agricultural machine driver for compensation for human and physical damage in the event of an agricultural machine accident. In addition, since no self-payment is generated in the event of a drunk driving accident, it may interfere with the root of drunk driving, so institutional improvement through legal amendment is necessary. Drunk driving by agricultural machine drivers is not punished because there are no punishment regulations despite the risk of accidents due to drowsiness, lack of coping ability, and lack of judgment on the situation. Furthermore, even if an agricultural machine driver runs away after an accident, it is difficult to secure evidence, and in the event of a human damage accident due to drinking, he or she is not punished for violating the Aggravated Punishment Act for Specific Crimes. Therefore, the National Assembly should prepare related laws to prevent drunk driving of agricultural machinery and to reasonably punish drunk driving accidents.