FAILING TO USE INDICATOR LIGHTS WILL INCUR FINES|開車誤打反方向燈 7/1起最高罰1800元

Many traffic accidents are caused by drivers and motorcyclists who fail to use turn signals when switching lanes or making turns. To help the law enforcement officers carry out their duties, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications has amended traffic regulations. Those who do not use turn signals properly will be fined up to NT$1,800, and the new policy will take effect on July 1. When motor vehicles switch to another lane, many drivers and riders forget to signal, ignoring vehicles coming from behind and therefore cause accidents. ==TSAI TSUNG-I Traffic Division Chief, Nat'l Police Agency== If a moving vehicle switches to another lane without signaling, obviously we can issue violation ticket to the driver. However, if driver signals reversely, do we fine the driver? The regulation has no specific article over this violation. The traffic regulation only fines to drivers who failed to signal when switching lane. However, controversy arises since it has been difficult to present evidence. The Ministry of Transportation and Communications amended the traffic regulation for signaling in the wrong direction, the fine would be NT$600 to NT$1,800, and it may be effective by July 1. ==CHAO CHIN-WEI Section Chief, Dept. of Railways and Highways, MOTC== If the driver wants to make a right turn but sign a left-turn sign, or left turn with a right-turn sign, that would cause other drivers and pedestrians misinterpret the vehicle's moving direction. Therefore we decide to use this opportunity to amend traffic regulations. That would make a more clear reference for law enforcement. However, some police said that it will be difficult to issue violation citation unless there is video serving as evidence. ==TSAI TSUNG-I Traffic Division Chief, Nat'l Police Agency== If the driver has the dashboard camera and recorded the front vehicle signaling in the wrong direction, the driver certainly can attach the video as evidence and report to law enforcement. We will issue violation ticket accordingly. The Ministry of Transportation and Communications stated penalty for signaling in the wrong direction applies to automobiles, motorcycles and bicycles. Bicycle riders must use hand signals for making direction changes, if signaling wrongly, bicycle riders will also get violation ticket. TRANSLATED BY: ANTHONY LIN 不少交通事故，因汽機車駕駛人，在變換車道時未依規定打方向燈，導致後方來車追撞，類似交通事故層出不窮，不過，取締上仍有爭議，為了讓員警執法上更明確，交通部這次增訂方向燈使用規定，如果誤打反向的方向燈，也可開罰，罰則最高一千八，預計七月一號上路 ==ns(方向燈)== 汽機車變換車道前，打方向燈，預告後方車輛，將變換行車路線！不過，常有不少駕駛人忘了做這個基本動作，直接轉向，導致後方來車無所適從，甚至因此釀禍，遭後方來車追撞． ==內政部警政署交通組科長 蔡宗益== 如果說有發現車輛 在變換車道的時候 沒有打方向燈很明確 當然就可以開單 倒底使用錯誤要不要處罰 這一個部份 並沒有很明確的規定 [cg in]現行交通管理處罰條例規定， 只有針對變換車道未打方向燈，訂出罰則，交通員警在執法上，常出現爭議，這次交通部增訂方向燈使用規定，如果誤打反向方向燈，也會開罰，罰則一樣是600到1800元,預計最快7月一號上路[cg out] ==交通部路政司科長 趙晉緯== 他是要右轉的時候 但他卻打了左轉的方向燈 或者是左轉的時候 打了右轉的方向燈 這樣子會讓其他的用路人 就誤解了他的行車的行向 所以我們決定用這次的機會 然後讓法規修得更明確 讓他們執法上 有更明確的一個依據 不過，員警認為取締有難度，抓錯打方向燈除非很明確，不然一定要有影像畫面佐證． ==內政部警政署交通組科長 蔡宗益== 他有使用行車紀錄器 有錄到前方的車輛 他的使用方向燈是錯誤的 那當然他可以檢附 這些明確的證據資料 來跟我們警察機關檢舉 我們也會依法來開罰 交通部表示，錯打方向燈開罰，不只汽機車適用，連自行車也會開罰，如果騎成自行車變換車道，沒有透過手勢或比錯手勢，會依照慢車違規罰則開罰． 記者黃立偉 張國樑 台北報導