Which statement about the duty to yield the way is correct? (No emergency vehicles are involved.)
When vehicles meet on a narrow road, who yields is set by law: on a slope, it depends on whether the vehicle is going up or down; on level ground, it depends on whether it carries people or cargo or is empty (Article 20(2) of the Road Traffic Act). Also remember the duty to yield for a vehicle that wants to go slower than the one behind (paragraph 1).
Answer: ②
Explanation
Under Article 20(2), item 1 of the Road Traffic Act, when motor vehicles meet on a narrow slope, the one going uphill moves to the right edge and yields. On a narrow road that is not a slope, it is the motor vehicle with no passengers or cargo, not the loaded one, that yields (item 2). Under paragraph 1, on a road without traffic separation, a driver who intends to go slower than the vehicle behind must move to the right edge and yield.
Legal basis: 도로교통법 제20조