Driving questions

I refer to your own comment on this.

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: )

If you are saying that they are not called fast lanes in the law, then I cannot argue with you there. I haven’t read the law book.

I believe I have provided to you previously, the relevant articles are also in the links provided by @chydals above.

本標線分雙向禁止超車線及單向禁止超車線二種。雙向禁止超車線,用雙黃實線,其線型尺寸與分向限制線同;單向禁止超車線,用黃實線配合黃虛線,虛線與實線間隔一○公分,在實線一面之車輛禁止超車,在虛線一面之車輛允許超車。連續禁止超車路段,其間隔不足一二○公尺者,得視需要啣接設置之

Translation:
The center line is divided into two types: a two-way no-overtaking line and a one-way no-overtaking line. The two-way no-overtaking line is marked with double solid yellow lines, with the same line size as the lane separation lines. The one-way no-overtaking line is marked with a solid yellow line accompanied by a dashed yellow line. The dashed line is spaced 10 centimeters apart from the solid line. Vehicles on the side of the solid line are prohibited from overtaking, while vehicles on the side of the dashed line are allowed to overtake. In sections with continuous no-overtaking restrictions, if the distance between them is less than 120 meters, additional markings may be added as needed.

source: 道路交通標誌標線號誌設置規則§166-全國法規資料庫

How many of these are just in front of zebra crossings? No matter what you do, you’ll break a rule. Obviously, most people choose to break the yielding to pedestrians rule.

Plenty of pedestrians seem to happily cross on the yellow crosshatch, even when traffic is moving or there is a zebra nearby

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標線依其型態原則上分類如下:

(八)雙黃實線 設於路段中,用以分隔對向車道,並雙向禁止超車、跨越或迴轉。

these 3 lines are called 導盲行穿線 for the the blind and visually impaired

sources:

Thanks, but it makes me wonder why everyone turns on red lights here. Perhaps I’m misunderstanding something.

Thanks! None of the other previously linked sources provided a link to this specific article.

You’re welcome.

Perhaps the part that you are misunderstanding is that people here do not follow traffic laws.

THANKS! Bonus points for you!

Has anyone seen single solid yellow lines in the middle of the road in Taiwan?

If so, what does it mean?

It was legal at many junctions in the past, law was changed some years ago. The fine for turning right on a red is also only NT$600 as opposed to going straight or left which is NT$1800.

If interested in these questions then should check out the Driving Theory test PDFs (there is English versions) at:

https://www.thb.gov.tw/en/cl.aspx?n=726

If your driving long term here then there is things in there that would be good to know, e.g. rules regarding clearing the road after a crash on an open road vs in a tunnel etc.

Several factors influence this, same as we often see when talking about the traffic problems here, for example

  • People don’t know they can’t, because they see others doing it
  • People know, but don’t care
  • The system is poorly engineered, that sometimes it is the best thing to do

Road traffic act is available in English at Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act - Article Content - Laws & Regulations Database of The Republic of China (Taiwan) (moj.gov.tw) as are other traffic related rules, Search Result - Laws & Regulations Database of The Republic of China (Taiwan) (moj.gov.tw)

Someone said this when you uploaded on the other thread.

Traffic moves on different directions on either side, don’t pass, I’m 99% sure