An ambulance is being driven for its emergency purpose. Which of the following is NOT covered by the emergency vehicle exceptions in Article 30 of the Road Traffic Act, so the ambulance must still obey it?
The special rules for emergency vehicles apply only to the items listed in Article 30 of the Road Traffic Act, such as speed, overtaking and cutting in, and for some emergency vehicles, signals, the centerline, and stopping and parking. Note that duties not on that list, especially prohibitions on the driver's own condition, still apply.
Answer: ③
Explanation
Article 30 of the Road Traffic Act exempts emergency vehicles from speed limits and the bans on overtaking and cutting in, and exempts fire trucks, ambulances, blood supply vehicles and the like from rules such as signal violations, crossing the centerline, and the ban on stopping and parking. The ban on drunk driving is not on the list of exceptions, so emergency vehicle drivers must obey it too. Even with these exceptions, drivers must take special care for traffic safety.
Legal basis: 도로교통법 제30조