Which statement about the meaning of "traffic accident" and "vehicle" under the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Settlement of Traffic Accidents is correct?
The definition of a traffic accident has two parts, what causes it and what kind of harm results, and a "vehicle" under this Act also includes machinery defined by another law besides vehicles under the Road Traffic Act (Article 2 of the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Settlement of Traffic Accidents). Watch out for limiting words like "only" or "does not include".
Answer: ④
Explanation
Under Article 2 of the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Settlement of Traffic Accidents, a traffic accident is killing or injuring a person or damaging property through the traffic of a vehicle, so property-only damage is included and collisions between pedestrians with no vehicle involved are not. Also, "vehicle" in this Act includes both vehicles under the Road Traffic Act and construction machinery under the Construction Machinery Management Act.
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