Taiwan's new road traffic regulations will not be seated in the rear seatbelt penalty

Mainland residents who are about to come to Taiwan should note that according to Taiwan’s newly amended road traffic management penalties regulations, the rear seat passengers of small vehicles must also wear seat belts, and those who offend on February 1 will be punished by 1,500 yuan (NT$, down Same) Fines ranging from 6,000 yuan.

It is understood that the small vehicles involved in this regulation include passenger cars and small passenger and cargo vehicles for personal use, business, or lease; those who violate the provisions on the ordinary roads will be fined 1,500 yuan, and 3,000 yuan will be punished on high-speed highways. 6000 yuan.

If the public takes a taxi, the driver will not punish the rear seat passengers for violations of the regulations and will impose penalties on the former; the driver has done his best to inform the passengers and the passengers insist on not wearing safety belts. The driver may ask the passengers to get off the vehicle. When a violation occurs, the driver will Punish the latter.

Many years ago, Taiwan had already called for a rear seat passenger of a small vehicle to wear a seat belt. The legislature had proposed amendments to the law several times, but it had been shelved due to disagreements. On New Year's Day in 2011, Dr Sun Yat-sen's granddaughter Sun Sui-Fen was killed in a car accident in Taiwan. Taiwan’s public opinion revived the call for compulsory seat-belt passengers to wear seat belts. The amendment work was completed in April of the same year.

The relevant regulations were implemented on August 1 last year. After nearly half a year’s announcement, the penalty was formally imposed in February this year. The Taiwan authorities’ Department of Transportation conducted an internal reference survey in November last year and found that more than 80% of the people knew that they had been forced to enforce the rear seat belt. However, because no penalty was imposed, most people did not develop rear seat security. With the habit.