Which statement about a bicycle rider wearing protective gear (a helmet) is correct?
Bicycle riders must also wear a helmet on roads and bicycle tracks and make their passengers wear one (Article 50(4) of the Road Traffic Act). However, 'having a duty to wear one' and 'being given a traffic penalty for not doing so' are separate matters, so check how the penalty provision (Article 156) treats bicycle riders.
Answer: ②
Explanation
Article 50(4) of the Road Traffic Act requires riders of bicycles and personal mobility devices to wear protective gear on bicycle tracks and roads and to have passengers wear it too. However, the penalty provision, Article 156(6), excludes bicycle riders, so they have the duty but are not subject to a traffic penalty. Bicycle paths are included in the duty and there is a duty for passengers too, so the other options are wrong.
Legal basis: 도로교통법 제50조 제4항, 제156조 제6호