A car driver crossed the centerline and collided with an oncoming car. Only this driver was at fault; the other driver was diagnosed as needing 4 weeks of treatment and that car's passenger 1 week. What are this driver's demerit points and the number of days of license suspension? (All required post-accident actions were taken; no other points or reductions)
When a violation causes an accident, the points for the violation and the accident-result points for each victim are added together (Appendix 28 of the Enforcement Rule of the Road Traffic Act). Injuries are classed as serious or minor by the diagnosed treatment period, and suspension days are, as a rule, one day per point.
Answer: ②
Explanation
Under Annex 28 of the Enforcement Rule, when a violation causes an accident, the violation points and the accident-result points are added. Crossing the centerline (30) plus one serious injury of 3+ weeks (15) and one minor injury of 5 days to under 3 weeks (5) gives 50 points. Suspension applies from 40 points, generally counting 1 point as 1 day, so it is 50 days; no halving rule applies here, so 25 days is wrong.
Legal basis: 도로교통법 시행규칙 별표28 1. 나. (4), 1. 다. (2), 3. 가 제8호, 3. 나. (1)