(1) Drivers of motor vehicles and riders of horses shall travel along the roadway on the roads divided by a sidewalk and a roadway; provided, when they drive motor vehicles or ride horses into or out of any place, other than a road, they may cross the sidewalk.
(2) In cases falling under the proviso of paragraph (1), drivers of motor vehicles and riders of horses shall cross the sidewalk in a manner that does not impede pedestrian traffic after stopping temporarily to look out the part, etc. to the left and right side of the sidewalk immediately before crossing such sidewalk.
(3) Drivers of motor vehicles and riders of horses shall travel along the part of the road (referring to the roadway where the road is divided into a sidewalk and a roadway) that is to the right of the center line (referring to the median lane where a median lane is marked; hereinafter the same shall apply) of the road.
(4) Notwithstanding paragraph (3), drivers of motor vehicles and riders of horses may pass along the center or the left-hand side of the road in any of the following cases: <Amended on Dec. 22, 2020>
1. Where the road is for one-way traffic;
2. Where it is impracticable for motor vehicles and horses to pass along the right-hand side of the road due to damage to the road, road construction, or other impediments;
3. Where it is intended to overtake other motor vehicles driving ahead of it on a road, the width of the right-hand side of which does not exceed six meters; provided, the same shall not apply to any of the following cases:(a) Where it is impracticable to check the right-hand side of the road;(b) Where it is likely to impede the traffic approaching from the opposite direction;(c) Where safety signs, etc. prohibit or restrict the passing of other motor vehicles driving ahead of it;
4. Where the width of the right-hand side of the road is not wide enough for the traffic of motor vehicles and horses;
5. Where the commissioner of a City/Do police agency finds it necessary to designate any section and traffic methods in order to prevent danger to traffic at the curve of a steeply sloping road and that motor vehicles and horses pass along according to such designation.
(5) Neither drivers of motor vehicles nor riders of horses shall pass into any safety area, etc. access to which is prohibited by safety signs.
(6) No riders of horses or vehicles (excluding bicycles, etc.) shall pass along the bike lane or the roadside except places where thoroughfare is permitted with a safety sign; provided, the same shall not apply to bicycle priority lanes specified in subparagraph 4 of Article 3 of the Promotion of the Use of Bicycles Act. <Amended on Jan. 28, 2014; Jun. 9, 2020>[This Article Wholly Amended on Jun. 8, 2011]