Seoul, Korea - Gathering against heavyweight motorcycle ban on expressway.....?

Question

Here in Korea, gathering against motorcycle(heavyweight) ban on expressways, highways, car only roads, overpass & etc on March 1 2007.
Motorcycle ban on expressway has been effective since 1972.
Another ban has also been implemented on car only roads since 1991.
If we want to go riding, this is hectic problems to riders.
Due to too many car only roads, we have to detour and cut through
downtown.
If we ride on banned roads, sentenced penalty as a criminal is almost 315 USD. This is not just simple ticket.
Reason for ban is danger,
motorcycles have possibility to cause accidents of 4 wheel cars...... etc.

http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2872994

Motorcyclists call for right to ride on the open road


Looking to put their two wheels on four-lane highways, more than 1,500 bikers gathered at Yeouido in Seoul to protest the government’s rules keeping them off expressways.
The protesters planned to ride en masse to World Cup Stadium, but the poli

http://www.whybike.com/motorcycle_news.php?id=13725
Please visist this to know about this story with pictures.

Answer 1

Thanks for bringing that up.
"The government decided they were too dangerous."
A chilling thought.

Answer 2

May be some day the bikers will have equality on the road.

Answer 3

It takes time to accept motocycles. Perhaps Korea will too.