A passenger car driver overtook the vehicle ahead inside a tunnel. How many demerit points does this driver receive? (No accident occurred.)
💡 Hint
Demerit points for overtaking violations differ between 'violating the prohibited time or place' and 'violating the method' (Enforcement Rule, Table 28). First decide which one overtaking inside a tunnel falls under (Article 22(3) of the Road Traffic Act), and do not mix up the two point values.
Answer: ②
Explanation
Inside a tunnel is a no-overtaking place under Article 22(3)2 of the Road Traffic Act. Table 28 of the Enforcement Rule sets 15 demerit points for violating the time or place restrictions on overtaking. Ten points apply to violating the overtaking method (Article 21(1) and (3)), which is a different offense.
Legal basis: 도로교통법 제22조 제3항 제2호, 시행규칙 별표28 3. 정지처분 개별기준