Regarding driving here, can someone please share some of their wisdom about the roads here? What does a yellow line in the middle of the road mean? What does a broken white line mean in the middle of the road? What does red line on the edge of the road mean? What do the different lanes mean on m…

[image] meishijia: [image] user86: [image] meishijia: When can you turn at a red light? Never. Thanks, but it makes me wonder why everyone turns on red lights here. Perhaps I’m misunderstanding something. You’re welcome. Perhaps the part that you are misunderstanding is that pe…

[image] TT: [image] user86: [image] meishijia: When can you turn at a red light? Never. Unless there is a sign saying you can Interesting. I’ve never seen such a sign in Taiwan. Usually the traffic light will show a green right arrow.

there r many things u r not supposed to do here… and still…

[image] user86: I’ve never seen such a sign in Taiwan Tainan

[image] Mataiou: there r many things u r not supposed to do here… and still… Yeah, so many people either dont know or don’t care, and it isn’t enforced, that the lines mean nothing I see people turn left at red lights with oncoming traffic

[image] TT: I see people turn left at red lights with oncoming traffic I see ppl going through the intersection with red light and cars with green have to stop. They r animals tbh.

Bonus points to anyone who can figure out what these 3 lines mean: [image] How do we make drivers yield to pedestrians at crosswalks? Does anyone happen to know what these three lines mean? [IMG_7646]

[image] user86: While many people will tell you that turning left into driveways across double yellow lines is prohibited in Taiwan, this is actually not mentioned anywhere in the driving handbook. Might not be mentioned in whatever handbook you say you are reading but it is illegal to cross …

[image] SuperS54: There are no “fast” lanes. There are lanes specifically marked for “slow moving vehicles” but there are no lanes dedicated to “fast moving vehicles”. They are called fast lanes, at least in the driving handbook. [image] SuperS54: it is illegal to cross double yellow lin…

[image] user86: They are called fast lanes, at least in the driving handbook. [image] user86: Please note that I am NOT reading from the law books, which take precedence over the handbook. I refer to your own comment on this.

[image] user86: not when it comes to basic road markings Your explanations of those are great, very clear, but also don’t seem out of the ordinary for most places. (Perhaps I have simply driven in too many countries and gotten jaded? :sweat_smile: )

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Bonus points to anyone who can figure out what these 3 lines mean: