You are about to load wide boards into the cargo bed of a truck. Without permission from the police station chief, what is the limit on the width of the load?
Load length and height are set as figures, but width uses a different kind of standard, not a figure (Article 22, Subparagraph 4(b) of the Enforcement Decree of the Road Traffic Act). Think about why a width limit is needed and what a wide load blocks for the driver.
Answer: ②
Explanation
Article 22(4)(b) of the Enforcement Decree limits the load width to the range within which the area behind can be checked through the vehicle's rear-view mirrors. If the cargo is loaded lower than the mirrors, the cargo itself is the reference; if higher, the range in which the rear can still be seen is the reference. Loading so wide that the driver cannot see behind is not allowed, and there is no rule based on a multiple of the vehicle width or the lane width.
Legal basis: 도로교통법 시행령 제22조 제4호 나목