Fines Increased for Not Yielding to Pedestrians 不讓行人加重罰新制上路 警加強稽查

The Ministry of Transportation and Communications has amended the law and increased fines for vehicles that do not yield to pedestrians. Law enforcement was strengthened on the 31st.

A scooter was pulled over by police after it turned at an intersection without giving way to pedestrians on the crosswalk. You have to give way to pedestrians. 

“You can't ride in between pedestrians. Please let me have a look at your license.”The MOTC amended the law to increase the fine for vehicles not yielding to pedestrians. The fine was increased from the original NT$2,000 or NT$2,800 to NT$3,600. The Taipei City Police Traffic Division was out to enforce the new law on the first day.

Chen He-ming, Director, Traffic Div., Taipei City Police: “Vehicles should give priority to pedestrians who are within three meters of the crosswalk. Three meters is about the width of a car lane or about three crosswalk lines.”

Citizen: “But sometimes, some people walk very slowly, so I don't yield. Yes, yes, really.”

Citizen: “Do you have a lot of experience with the car not yielding? No, the situation is better in Taipei City. It's a lot worse when you are outside of Taipei City.”

According to MOTC statistics, nearly 400 pedestrians died in traffic accidents last year. In addition to amending the law to impose heavier penalties, the MOTC will also work with the Ministry of the Interior to improve the pedestrian environment. 1,218 high-risk intersections are expected to be improved this year, hoping to wash away the notoriety of Taiwan's hellish pedestrian environment. 

機車右轉，不顧人行穿越道上有人，直接被執勤員警給攔下。「要禮讓行人通行，你不能從行人之間穿越，麻煩你證件我看一下。」

交通部修法提高車輛不讓行人罰鍰，小型車罰鍰從原先2000元、大型車2800元，一律提高為3600元。新制上路第一天，北市交通隊也在行人較多的各大路口，擴大執法。有機車右轉，不顧人行穿越道上有人，直接被執勤員警給攔下。

台北市交通大隊分隊長陳禾明表示：「在行穿線上，行人的方向前方3公尺以內，車輛就應該要禮讓行人優先通行。這3公尺大概會是一個車道寬，或是3個枕木紋左右。」

民眾說道：「他們有時候是，有的人走得很慢，就不讓。」

記者問道：「車子不讓人的經驗多嗎？」民眾回應：「不會，台北市比較還好，出了台北市就差很多。」

交通部統計，去（2022）年有近400行人因交通事故死亡，除了修法加重罰不讓行人，也會同內政部進行人行環境改善，預計今年將改善1218個高風險路口，希望可以洗刷地獄人行環境惡名。