PUBLIC PROPOSAL TO REMOVE TWO-STAGE LEFT-TURN REGULATION|民眾提案 取消禁行機車道.兩段式左轉

According to the current traffic regulations, when making a left turn at crossroads, motorcycles have to make a two-stage left turn. However, some people believe it is dangerous. In March, a proposal was made at the National Development Council's "Public Policy Online Participation Platform", hoping to remove the two-stage left-trun regulation. So far, 1,800 people have endorsed the proposal. Currently, if you ride a motorcycle and want to make a left turn, you'll need to ride across the road and wait in the two-stage left turn waiting zone. However, some people propose to terminate this regulation. No matter if you drive a car or ride a motorcycle, you must stay in the left lane if you want to make a left turn; similarly, stay on the right if you are making a right turn. This is to avoid accidents happening in the waiting zone. Over 1,800 people seconded this proposal within half a month. ==MR. CHANG, motorist== It's dangerous if you ride directly across, unless the traffic lights have a filter signal, to let you know the traffic order ==MISS CHEN, motorist== If it is in the countryside, I feel two-stage left turns…there are not many vehicles. So if you eliminate two-stage left turns under such circumstances, I think it's OK. According to statistics from the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, in Taiwan there are 91.5 motorcycles for every 100 people. This is a new high record for the past 33 months. The number of motorcycles in Taiwan exceeded 13 million. Many motorists do not follow traffic regulations and create dangers. The Ministry explains, two-stage left turns are for the sake of public safety. ==CHAO CHIN-WEI Motor Vehicles Sec. Chief, DORH, MOTC== If there were no relevant signs or two-stage left turns sign posted… if there were none and the inner lane prohibited motorcycles, you need to make two-stage left turns. The Ministry of Transportation and Communications emphasized, they will discuss two-stage left turns at a meeting this month. Some drivers and motorists said, at major cross roads in Taipei, cars and motorcycles make left turns at same time, that would be scary. TRANSLATED BY：ANTHONY LIN 根據現行的「道路交通標誌」規定，機慢車在大型交叉路口要左轉時，必須進行兩段式左轉，但有民眾認為，這樣反而很危險。三月中有民眾在國發會的「公共政策網路參與平台」進行提案，希望能解除禁行機慢車道、以及強制兩段式左轉。目前已經有超過1800人參與連署。 在車水馬龍的大馬路上，騎機車如果要左轉，都得先到對街的「機車待轉區」、再左轉，不過現在有民眾希望把這種兩段式左轉取消，也就是不論汽車或機車、都是左轉靠左、右轉靠右行駛，避免待轉區變成待撞區，半個月來，已有超過1800人附議。 ==機車族 張先生== 這樣子直接開過去很危險耶 除非它紅燈有特別的設計 說哪邊先 哪邊後吧 ==機車族 陳小姐== 如果是在鄉間的話 我覺得兩段式左轉 因為車子本來就不多 你說取消那個(二段式左轉) 那樣子的話 我覺得還OK 交通部統計，台灣每100人就有91.5台機車，創33個月新高，而全台灣機車數量超過1300萬輛，卻也常見市區機車亂鑽，又或是在外車道，為了閃違停汽車和公車，險象環生！交通部解釋，兩段式左轉的管制是為了公共安全。 ==交通部路政司監理科長 趙晉緯== 路口有沒有相關的標誌或標線 有規定說他要兩段式左轉 如果路口沒有設置的話 內側車道有禁行機車的話 那也是要兩段式左轉 交通部強調，機慢車強制兩段式左轉，這個月將開會討論機車路權！而部分汽機車族認為，像是台北市的大型路口，開放機慢車與汽車一起左轉，讓人提心吊膽。 記者 賴淑敏 林志堅 台北報導