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홈 Driver’s Manual Appendix

Appendix

Appendix

A. Classes of cars for each license type

(1) Importance of risk anticipation

Classes of cars for each license type table
Cars to drive Class 2
(personal cars)
Type 1
(Commercial and personal cars)
Motorcycle Small Ordinary General Large Special
Passenger & Sedan From 16 passengers Cars         check  
Up to 15 passengers Cars       check check  
Up to 10 passengers Cars     check check check check
Two-wheel motor vehicles
(Including the motor bike and bicycle)
From 126cc
(Including side seats)
Cars   check        
Up to 125cc Cars check check check check check check
Cargo From 12 tons Cars         check  
Less than 12 tons Cars       check check  
Up to 4 tons Cars     check check check  
Construction machinery Dump trucks, Asphalt distributors, Road stabilizers, Concrete pumps, Concrete mixer trucks, Perforators
(truck loading type)
    check      
Special vehicles Trailers Cars           check
Tow trucks Cars           check
Emergency vehicles From 13 passengers (including cargo) Cars       check    
Up to 12 persons Cars       check check  

* Effective on June 30, 2001, Class 2 license is allowed to drive 10-passenger cars

B. Standard of administrative disposition of driver's license

Standard of administrative disposition of driver's license Table
Clause Content Remark
License suspension When the penalty point for driver's license exceeds 40 points from violations or traffic accident Calculate one point for one day
Criteria to license revocation due to the excess of accumulative point Term Penalty points or accumulative points Manage for 3 years
(Based on the date of applicable violation or accident)
1 year 121 or more points
2 years 201 or more points
3 years More than 271 points
Criteria to license revocation due to incompletion of Class 2 license renewal 110 days of license suspension after exceeding one year of renewal period (However, when applying for renewal during the license suspension period, the remaining suspension days will be exempted) Deduct from the accumulated score
Lapse of penalty point (granting of incentive for persons without violation and accident) When the penalty point is below 40 points, When lapsing one year without violation and accident from the final date of violation or accident
Deduction of accumulative point by arresting the hit-and-run vehicle
(granting of incentive)
When arresting the hit-and-run driver (involving personal injury) or reporting for arrest, 40 points are granted regardless of period Deduction of accumulative point for once for each arrest or report if receiving the suspension or revocation
Reduction of days for suspension for best drivers Reduction of 1/2 of days for license suspension of best drivers (person who engage in commercial driving for certain period (10 years or longer) without accident or person who engage in traffic safety service activities with the indication of meritorious service) Exception when there is a penalty point for accident
When completing the special traffic safety education, the penalty and the days for suspension will be reduced

* Education of traffic laws: Reduction of 20 penalty points
* Education of traffic matter: Reduction of 20 suspension days
* Education for traffic participation: Additional reduction of 30 suspension days

Not deducyiog accumulated score
Individual criteria for license revocation * Personal injury accident while intoxicated
(Blood alcohol level of 0.05% or more)
* Driving during the administrative disposition of driver's license
* Hit-and -run from traffic accident
* Violence on police officer and 14 others (when arrested)
Major categories from the entire 18 categories

C. Penalty points for violation of traffic laws

Penalty points for violation of traffic laws Table
Violation Penalty
(1 day 1 point)
Other information
1. Lapse of one year without the renewal of the license after the expiration of the renewal for Class 2 license 110 points
(excluding accumulated score)
2. Driving while in excess of criteria for intoxication
(when blood alcohol is 0.05% or more and less than 0.1%)
100 points Criminal arrest
3. When the driver is arrested for criminal incident of battering on arresting police officer 90 points
4. Disobeying for action on stop or parking violation (Limited to cases of interference on traffic without following the order to move for 3 times or more by the police officer with the membership in an organization or multiple people group) 40 points Imposition of penalty
5. Violation of safe driving obligations (Limited to cases of speed or method of driving that interferes with the other people without following the instruction of safety driving for 3 times or more by the police officer with the membership in an organization or multiple people group)
6. Driving in neglection of commotion of passenger in the vehicle
7. No attendance to the summary proceeding until the lapse of 60 days from the expiration date of penalty payment period or attendance period

40 points
(excluding the accumulated score)
* However, it is calculated in the accumulated score from the time of not paying the penalty.

8. Violation of passing (Encroachment of center line) 30 points Imposition of penalty
9. Speed violation (excess of 40km/h)
10. Violation of passing the railway cross
11. Driving on shoulder in expressway and vehicle exclusive road
12. Violation of driving on expressway bus road and multi-passenger road
13. Violation of presentment of driver's license Summary proceeding
14. violation of signal or instruction 15 points Imposition of penalty
15. Speed violation (excess of 20km/h but below 40 km/h)
16. violation of no passing time or place
17. Use of mobile phone while driving
18. violation of not driving the cars without installation of driving record meter
19. violation of duty of drivers for school bus for minors
20. violation of passing lane (encroachment of pedestrian road, crossing section) 10 points Imposition of penalty
21. violation of passing in designated area
(Including the lane change in a place prohibiting he lane change)
22. violation of passing on general road with bus exclusive lane
23. Not securing the safe distance (including the violation of lane change)
24. violation of passing method
25. Fail to protect pedestrian (including the violation of stop line)
26. violation of action to prevent the fall for passengers during on or off of vehicle
27. violation of duty to safe drive
28. Act of interfering by cars by arguing and conflict on the road
29. violation of special protection for school bus

D. Criteria for penalty when causing traffic accident

Criteria for penalty when causing traffic accident Table
Classification Penalty Contents
Traffic accident with personal injury Each person of death 90 points When dies within 72 hours from the accident
Each person of serious injury 15 points Injury with 3 weeks or longer treatment time
Each person of minor injury 5 points Injury less than 3 weeks but longer than 5 days of treatment time
Each person reporting injury 2 points Injury less than 5 days of treatment time
Failure to aid in traffic accident
(rescue of injured persons)
60 points Voluntary report within 48 hours after the lapse of reporting time Criminal arrest
30 points Fail to take rescue action immediately after the traffic accident, but made voluntary report
15 points Caused the property damage but run away

E. Period of limitation to take driver's license

Period of limitation to take driver's license Table
Limitation period Cause
Limit for 5 years Hit-and-run after involving in an accident with personal injury attributable to drive under the influence of alcohol, driving without license, drug addiction, fatigue driving and others without taking necessary rescue action
Limit for 4 years Caused the accident with personal injury other than the causes listed above
Limit for 3 years * Cause three times or more of traffic accidents while driving under the influence of alcohol
* Driving without license by a person who used the vehicle for crime or used the stolen or robbed vehicle
Limit for 2 years * Driving without license
* Acquisition or use of license for inappropriate way
* Person who used the vehicle for crime or used the stolen or robbed vehicle
*** Person applicable for three-strike out for simple driving under the influence of alcohol (After June 30, 2001)
Limit for 1 year In the event of revocation of license for two-year limitation and others
Limit for 6 months Period of prohibiting the re-acquisition of motor bicycle license
In the event that it is possible to take the license test * Person yet to complete the aptitude test or renewal of license
* Person failed for aptitude test for class 1 license to take the class 2

F. Chart for Traffic Signs

Chart for Traffic Signs Table
Warning signs 109 110 116 121 128 129 130 133
Warning signs Warning signs Warning signs Warning signs Warning signs Warning signs Warning signs Warning signs
Traffic circle Railroad crossing Hill upwards Keep right Bumpy road Hump Falling rocks Children protection
Regulatory signs 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208
Regulatory signs Regulatory signs Regulatory signs Regulatory signs Regulatory signs Regulatory signs Regulatory signs Regulatory signs
Road closed No passenger cars No cargo vehicles No buses No motorcycles No passenger cars/motorcycles No tractors or cultivators No animal drawn vehicles
  209 210 211 217 225 227  
Regulatory signs Regulatory signs Regulatory signs Regulatory signs Regulatory signs Regulatory signs
No hand carts No bicycles Do not enter Do not pass Minimum speed limit Stop
Mandatory signs 311 313 315 316 318 321 326 329
Mandatory signs Mandatory signs Mandatory signs Mandatory signs Mandatory signs Mandatory signs Mandatory signs Mandatory signs
U-turn Keep right Proceeding directions By pass Regular service bus only Safety zone Pedestrian only One-way traffic
  330   Auxiliary signs 426 428 429
Mandatory signs Auxiliary signs Auxiliary signs Auxiliary signs
Unprotected left turn Release Towing zone Children protection zone
Road surface 501 502 503 504 505  
Road surface Road surface Road surface Road surface Road surface
Centerline U-turn zone Lane line Exclusive bus lane Road way edge line
  506 507 508 514 515 516 521 522
Road surface Road surface Road surface Road surface Road surface Road surface Road surface Road surface
No lane change No U-turn No parking No parking or standing Stop Yield
524 529 530 531 537  
Road surface Road surface Road surface Road surface Road surface
No standing zone Pedestrian crosswalk a head Stop line Safety zone Proceeding directions