(1) The commissioner of a City/Do police agency may open any crosswalk to ensure the safety of pedestrians crossing the road according to the standards prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Nov. 19, 2014; Jul. 26, 2017; Dec. 22, 2020>
(2) Pedestrians shall cross a crosswalk referred to in paragraph (1), underpass, overpass, and other road-crossing facilities installed in the road; provided, in cases of persons with physical disabilities unable to use road-crossing facilities, such as underpasses and overpasses, they may cross the road without using road-crossing facilities in a manner that crossing the road does not impede other traffic.
(3) Pedestrians shall cross the road by using the shortest distance, in which crosswalks referred to in paragraph (1) are not installed.
(4) No pedestrian shall cross the road just in front, or to the rear, of any motor vehicle or tram; provided, the same shall not apply where they cross the road over the crosswalk, or they cross the road according to signals or instructions sent or given by signal apparatuses or police officials, etc. <Amended on Mar. 27, 2018>
(5) No pedestrian shall cross the area of a road where crossing is prohibited by safety signals, etc.[This Article Wholly Amended on Jun. 8, 2011]