Driving on a road with separate sidewalk and roadway, you want to cross the sidewalk to enter the parking lot of a roadside building. What is the correct way to drive?
💡 Hint
When going to or from a place off the road, you may cross the sidewalk as an exception, but a separate duty applies just before crossing it (Article 13(1) and (2) of the Road Traffic Act). Think about whether that duty is driving slowly or a temporary stop, and whether it applies even when no pedestrian is visible.
Answer: ①
Explanation
Under the proviso to Article 13(1), you may cross a sidewalk to enter or leave a place off the road, but under Article 13(2) you must stop temporarily just before crossing, look left and right, and not hinder pedestrians. Merely slowing down because no one is visible does not meet the stop duty, and stopping on the sidewalk violates the ban on stopping and parking there.
Legal basis: 도로교통법 제13조 제1항·제2항