Which of the following vehicles becomes an emergency vehicle only when the Commissioner of a Metropolitan/Provincial Police Agency designates it at the request of the person or organization using it?
Emergency vehicles are divided into those recognized by their use alone and those recognized only when the Commissioner of the Metropolitan/Provincial Police Agency designates them at the request of the user (Article 2(1) of the Enforcement Decree of the Road Traffic Act). Check each option against the Decree's list to see which group it belongs to.
Answer: ②
Explanation
Article 2(1) of the Enforcement Decree lists the kinds of emergency vehicles. Vehicles used by public utilities for emergency work, civil defense dispatch vehicles, road management emergency vehicles, telecom repair vehicles, urgent mail vehicles and radio monitoring vehicles become emergency vehicles only when the Commissioner designates them at the user's request. Police vehicles for criminal investigations, prison escort vehicles and military vehicles for order and troop guidance are emergency vehicles when used for urgent purposes, without designation.
Legal basis: 도로교통법 시행령 제2조 제1항