South Korea has made significant strides in improving traffic safety in the past decade, with a notable decrease in road deaths and fatalities among car occupants and pedestrians. This improvement is attributed to enhanced public awareness and attitudes towards traffic safety, driven by national and local traffic authorities' campaigns and programs. The introduction of the Traffic Culture Index (TCI) has been a crucial tool in advancing the country's traffic safety culture, as highlighted at the 2024 ITF Summit in Leipzig, Germany. The TCI program, launched in 1998, measures various traffic-related metrics across cities and aims to understand traffic culture and derive policy directions for reducing road traffic fatalities. The TCI program involves measuring 18 different traffic-related criteria through on-site observations and data reviews, and the results are announced annually. Kim Hyun-jin emphasized the program's impact on drivers' and pedestrians' perception of risk, behavioral patterns, and interactions, ultimately influencing the frequency and severity of crashes. South Korea's TCI stands out from other global traffic safety indexes as it combines surveys, statistical reviews, and on-site observations. Kim also noted that South Korea's success in implementing the TCI may be challenging for larger countries, but it could serve as a model for improving traffic safety globally. The country has witnessed a significant reduction in traffic accident fatalities since adopting the TCI, with a decrease from 6,166 in 2007 to 2,735 in 2022. Kim stressed the importance of behavioral changes in both drivers and pedestrians to enhance traffic safety and the need for traffic authorities to address not only fatalities but also casualties.