EDIT: Seems to be for roads 2 lanes wide on your side of the road.
Tainan plans to end mandatory hook turns at intersections by end of this year.
In the English article here it says end to ALL mandatory hook turns in Tainan, but in local news the Mayor’s statement seems to be in response to a city counselor calling for the end to mandatory hook turns on roads where one side is only two lanes and removing the ban on white/green plate motorcycles in inner lanes on such roads so I’m not totally clear yet if it is really all intersections or just on roads where one side is only two lanes.
Previously Tainan has been removing mandatory hook turns, a.k.a. two-stage turns at some intersection as part of trial. Now the city has announced it will fully remove mandatory two stage turns meaning that riders can now do direct left turns on white/green plate motorcycles at intersections where it was previously required to do a hook turn. Key word is mandatory, meaning you can still choose to perform a hook turn and go to the turn box.
Road markings banning white/green plate motorcycles from inner lanes will also be removed as roads are updated.
During the trial there was a reduction in motorcycle accidents at the intersections.
Tainan Mayor Huang Wei-che announced plans to fully permit motorcycles to
turn left at all intersections by the end of the year.Since October last year, 16 road sections across 10 districts have been
opened for direct left turns by motorcycles.The city aims to open an additional 36 road sections for direct left turns by
year-end, based on the success of the current implementation and public
feedback.Before opening new sections, road surface updates will be completed, and
existing “No Motorcycles” markings will not be repainted.All related signage and markings are expected to be updated by year-end.
The city will also review and update sections under other administrative
areas and the Highway Bureau’s jurisdiction.
In the local news at intersections where direct left turns were allowed as part of trials only 20 accidents that involved motorcycles doing direct left turns. 14 were from riders turning from the OUTERMOST lane to make a left turn.