(1) Every motor vehicle or tram driver shall observe each of the following matters: <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Aug. 13, 2013; Nov. 19, 2014; Aug. 11, 2015; Jul. 26, 2017; Mar. 27, 2018; Jun. 9, 2020; Dec. 22, 2020; Oct. 19, 2021>
1. When driving a motor vehicle on any water puddle, no driver shall cause harm to other persons by splashing those persons with muddy water;
2. In any of the following events, a motor vehicle driver shall temporarily stop his or her motor vehicle:(a) When a driver recognizes the danger of a traffic accident involving children, including cases when children are crossing the road unaccompanied by their caregivers, and children are sitting, standing, or playing on the road;(b) When a blind person is crossing the road, taking such a measure as holding of a white cane or being accompanied by a guide dog for persons with disabilities;(c) When persons with physical disabilities or senior citizens unable to use road-crossing facilities, such as underpass and overpass, are crossing the road;
3. No driver shall drive a motor vehicle that may impede the safe flow of traffic since the light transmission ratio of visible light of shade of front windscreen and front left door glass and front right door glass fall short of the standards set by Presidential Decree; provided, motor vehicles used by security guards for key figures, ambulances, and funeral motor vehicles shall be excluded herefrom;
4. No driver shall drive any motor vehicle equipped with devices that disrupt the function of traffic enforcement equipment or other apparatuses that may impede safe driving, not in conformity with the standards prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety; provided, the same shall not apply where a device for the development of new technology for autonomous motor vehicles is installed on a motor vehicle;
5. No driver shall impede motor vehicle or horse traffic by engaging in any quarrel, dispute, etc. while parking his or her motor vehicle, etc. (excluding personal mobility devices, etc.; hereafter in this Article, the same shall apply) or tram on the road;
6. Where a driver leaves any motor vehicle or tram, he or she shall take measures necessary to prevent any traffic accident and prevent any other person from driving the motor vehicle or tram without the driver's consent;
7. No driver shall open the doors of his or her motor vehicle or tram or get off the motor vehicle or tram without verifying the safety of the motor vehicle or tram or persons and shall take measures necessary to prevent his or her passengers from causing any danger to traffic;
8. No driver shall generate any noise that damages other persons by performing any of the following acts without good cause:(a) Starting any motor vehicle abruptly and accelerating any motor vehicle abruptly;(b) Increasing the motor's revolutions per minute without transmitting the power of the motor vehicle's motor to the wheels of the motor vehicle;(c) Repeatedly or continuously sounding the horn;
9. No driver shall drive any motor vehicle in which passengers are engaged in any disorderly conduct including dancing, without restricting such conduct thereof to the extent that such conduct impedes the driving of the motor vehicle;
10. No driver shall use a cell phone (including a car phone) while driving a motor vehicle, etc. or tram; provided, the same shall not apply in any of the following cases:(a) Where a motor vehicle, etc. or tram is at a standstill;(b) Where an emergency motor vehicle is being driven;(c) Where it is necessary to report without delay various kinds of crimes or any accident;(d) Where any device prescribed by Presidential Decree as not impeding the safe driving of any motor vehicle is being used;
11. No image shall be displayed at a location visible to a driver while driving a motor vehicle, etc. or tram through a device that receives or plays visual media including broadcast (including devices portable by a driver; hereinafter referred to as "video display terminal"); provided, the same shall not apply in any of the following cases:(a) Where a motor vehicle, etc. or tram is at a standstill;(b) Where the following images are displayed at a video display terminal installed or mounted on a motor vehicle, etc. or tram:(i) Images which provide geographic information or traffic information;(ii) Images which provide guidance at an urgent situation, such as a state of national emergency or disastrous situation;(iii) Images which provide assistance in watching right and left or front and rear of a motor vehicle, etc. or tram while driving;11-2. No driver shall operate a video display terminal while driving any motor vehicle, etc. or tram; provided, the same shall not apply in any of the following cases:(a) Where a motor vehicle, etc. or tram is at a standstill;(b) Where a driver of any tram operates a video display terminal necessary for driving the tram;
12. No driver shall drive any motor vehicle loaded with freight containers while persons are sitting thereon;
13. A driver shall follow matters designated and publicly announced by the commissioner of a City/Do police agency who recognizes them as being necessary to maintain the safety and order of traffic.
(2) Where police officials find any motor vehicle that violates paragraph (1) 3 and 4, they may require the driver of the motor vehicle in question to remove matters subject to violation on the spot or order him or her to take necessary measures. In such cases, when the driver fails to comply with the order, police officials may remove matters subject to violation and take necessary measures.[This Article Wholly Amended on Jun. 8, 2011]