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Road Traffic Act — Article 32 (Prohibition on stopping and parking motor vehicles)

도로교통법 제32조

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.

Each driver of a motor vehicle shall be prohibited from stopping or parking a motor vehicle in any of the following places; provided, the same shall not apply where the driver of a motor vehicle temporarily stops his or her motor vehicle to comply with this Act, any order issued under this Act, or instructions given by police officials, and to prevent danger: <Amended on Feb. 9, 2018; Oct. 20, 2020; Dec. 22, 2020; Nov. 30, 2021>

1. An intersection, crosswalk, road crossing, or the sidewalk of a road divided into a sidewalk and a roadway (excluding any road parking area established across both a roadway and sidewalk);

2. A place located within five meters from the edge of an intersection or the corner of a road;

3. A place located within 10 meters from any side of a safety zone on a road marked with a safety zone;

4. A place located within 10 meters from where any pillar, board, or line indicating a bus stop is located or marked; provided, the same shall not apply where any bus driver stops or parks a bus in order for passengers to board or alight from the bus at any bus stop located along the service route during service hours;

5. A place located within 10 meters from the edge of a road crossing or crosswalk;

6. A place located within five meters from any of the following:(a) A place in which a fire extinguishing water supply system or emergency firefighting equipment is installed pursuant to Article 10 of the Framework Act on Firefighting Services;(b) A place in which the firefighting systems under Article 2 (1) 1 of the Act on Installation and Maintenance of Firefighting Systems, are installed, which are prescribed by Presidential Decree;

7. A place designated by the commissioners of City/Do police agencies as being necessary to prevent danger on the road and ensure the safety and the smooth flow of traffic of the road;

8. A protection area for children designated by a Mayor, etc. under Article 12 (1).[This Article Wholly Amended on Jun. 8, 2011]

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