A person riding a personal mobility device (electric kick scooter) on the road is caught without a helmet. What is the traffic penalty?
Riders of bicycles and personal mobility devices must wear a helmet or other protective gear on roads and bicycle tracks (Article 50(4) of the Road Traffic Act). Although the duty is the same, note that only personal mobility devices carry a traffic penalty while bicycles are excluded, and do not mix up the amount in the penalty table (Enforcement Decree, Appended Table 8) with other violations.
Answer: ④
Explanation
Under Article 50(4) of the Road Traffic Act, riders of bicycles and personal mobility devices must wear protective gear on bicycle tracks and roads. A PM rider who breaks this rule receives a traffic penalty of 20,000 won under row 38-2 of Appended Table 8 of the Enforcement Decree. Note that bicycle riders, though under the same duty, are excluded from this traffic penalty.
Legal basis: 도로교통법 제50조 제4항, 시행령 별표8 제38호의2