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Road Traffic Act — Article 31 (Places for motor vehicles to travel slowly or temporarily stop)

도로교통법 제31조

This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2025-07-22. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2026-07-01) — check the Korean original.

(1) The driver of any motor vehicle or tram shall slowly drive the motor vehicle or tram in any of the following places: <Amended on Mar. 27, 2018; Dec. 22, 2020>

1. An intersection where traffic is not controlled;

2. At the vicinity of a bend in the road;

3. At the vicinity of the summit of a sloping road;

4. The decline of a steeply sloping road;

5. A place designated by safety signs by the commissioners of City/Do police agencies after recognizing such place as being necessary to prevent danger on the road and ensure safe and smooth flow of traffic.

(2) The driver of any motor vehicle or tram shall temporarily stop in any of the following places: <Amended on Mar. 27, 2018; Dec. 22, 2020>

1. An intersection where traffic is not controlled, it is impossible to view the left and the right, or the traffic is heavy;

2. A place designated by safety signs by the commissioners of City/Do police agencies after recognizing such place as being necessary to prevent danger on the road and ensure safe and smooth flow of traffic.[This Article Wholly Amended on Jun. 8, 2011]

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