You are driving in lane 1 of a road with two lanes each way. An elderly person is slowly crossing at the crosswalk ahead, which has no traffic lights, and has already passed your lane and is now on the lane 2 side. Which TWO are correct? Select TWO
- Your car (blue) is approaching the crosswalk in lane 1
- Crosswalk with no traffic lights
- An elderly person is slowly crossing on the lane 2 side
When a pedestrian is crossing on a crosswalk, you must make a temporary stop in front of it (Article 27(1) of the Road Traffic Act). What matters is whether the pedestrian is still crossing, not whether they have already passed your lane, and an elderly person walks slowly and may stop suddenly.
Answer: ①, ②
Explanation
When a pedestrian is using a crosswalk you must make a temporary stop before it (at the stop line) (Road Traffic Act Article 27(1)); this applies even if the pedestrian has already passed your lane but is still crossing. Elderly people in particular walk slowly and may suddenly stop or change direction, so it is safe to wait until they have finished crossing (Article 48(1)). Driving slowly through or hurrying them with the horn is wrong.
Legal basis: 도로교통법 제27조 제1항, 제48조 제1항