Some driving readers asked me curiously: "When driving in a Korean alley, some pedestrians walked too close to the middle of the alley. I accidentally encountered it at this time. Should the vehicle be fully responsible?" If I asked this question before, I might not be able to give a definite answer, but now I can give a positive answer. On April 20, the amendment to South Korea's "Road Traffic Law" was officially implemented. According to this amendment, in alleys that do not distinguish between lanes and pedestrians and do not have the central line, pedestrians can walk on all roads at will without having to look at the driving vehicles.
Before the amendment of the South Korean Road Traffic Law, pedestrians could only walk on the edge of the alley in order not to delay the driving of vehicles. However, in reality, few pedestrians walked against the wall in the alley, and frequent contact accidents between vehicles and pedestrians occurred. Through this correction, pedestrians can walk freely on the entire section of the alley in the future. Vehicles must ensure the safety of pedestrians when driving, and priority will also be transferred from vehicles to pedestrians.
So the correct way to drive an alley is to maintain a certain safe distance when passing by pedestrians. If pedestrians are prevented from walking in the alley, slow down or stop the car so that pedestrians can pass by safely. If the driving rules are violated, a fine of 40,000 won will be imposed, and a fine of 80,000 won will be imposed in the alley located in a child protection area or a disabled person protection area.
Of course, this law may also lead to some pedestrians using priority to deliberately impede the vehicle's driving. Do not fight with pedestrians when they deliberately hinder their vehicles. Just call 112 in time for help from the police. In addition, when pedestrians deliberately obstruct vehicles and are injured due to their own negligence, pedestrians cannot be protected by law. So don’t panic when driving while Hu. Just collect the evidence and hand it over to the police.
Lawyer Jin Yi’s thoughts:
So starting from April 20, the pedestrians in the alleys in South Korea are the leader, and the vehicles must let pedestrians use the road first, and they can only use it after the pedestrians are used up. Although this regulation is not very friendly to friends who drive, it is all made to ensure the safety of pedestrians. You should be more polite when driving, and don’t take full responsibility for any contact accidents because you don’t understand the law.
Author: Jin Yi Lawyer
