Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act Article 45
This English translation was last updated on 2025-05-28, but the Chinese text was amended on 2026-08-17. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.
In the event any of the following violations occur while attempting to overtake another vehicle, the car driver shall be fined from NT$600 to NT$1,800:1. Driving while not following traffic directions.2. Driving side-by-side with other vehicles on a single-lane street.3. Driving in the opposite traffic lane.4. Failing to follow regulations when driving on a road with multiple lanes.5. Cutting into a moving traffic platoon.6. Driving on the sidewalk.7. Failing to yield to pre-entered vehicles when entering a circle without a signal control.8. Failing to yield to vehicles on the inner-lanes of a multiple lanes circle.9. Vehicles on the branch road fail to give way to vehicles on the main road. Vehicles in streets with the lesser number of lanes do not give way to vehicles in streets with the greater number of lanes. When the number of lanes is the same, vehicles coming from the left do not give way to vehicles coming from the right.10. Failing to give priority to vehicles or pedestrians in motion before starting a vehicle.11. Driving quickly behind fire trucks, ambulances, police cars, rescue vehicles, or emergency response vehicles for a toxic chemical substance disaster or accident after hearing the sirens; or passing a fire hose placed on the road by a fire fighting unit while fighting a fire.12. Driving arbitrarily beyond the boundary line, or driving arbitrarily across two lanes of traffic.13. (For motorcycle riders) Failing to drive in the prescribed lane.14. Failing to give way or slow down in accordance with the regulations when encountering a special vehicle for children, a school bus, or a coach vehicle.15. Failing to follow the traffic regulations or instructions from signs and markings when entering intersections or alleys without signal control.16. Occupying bicycle lanes.17. Failing to pull over or closely following upon hearing or seeing mass rapid transit system vehicles approaching as their alarms sound or warning lights flash.18. Failing to stop at intersections with stop-and-go signs, stop signs, or flashing red light signals.Should a driver fail to pull over upon hearing the siren of a fire truck, ambulance, police car, rescue vehicle, or emergency response vehicles for a toxic chemical substance disaster or accident, the driver of the car shall be fined NT$3600, and the driver’s license shall be revoked.If the situations of the preceding paragraph caused death or injury, the car driver shall be fined NT$6,000 to NT$90,000 and the driver's license shall be revoked.
中文原文 道路交通管理處罰條例第45條
汽車駕駛人，爭道行駛有下列情形之一者，處新臺幣六百元以上一千八百元以下罰鍰：
一、不按遵行之方向行駛。
二、在單車道駕車與他車並行。
三、不依規定駛入來車道。
四、在多車道不依規定駕車。
五、插入正在連貫行駛汽車之中間。
六、駕車行駛人行道。
七、行至無號誌之圓環路口，不讓已進入圓環之車輛先行。
八、行經多車道之圓環，不讓內側車道之車輛先行。
九、支線道車不讓幹線道車先行。
少線道車不讓多線道車先行。
車道數相同時，左方車不讓右方車先行。
十、起駛前，不讓行進中之車輛、行人優先通行。
十一、聞消防車、救護車、警備車、工程救險車、毒性化學物質災害事故應變車之警號，在後跟隨急駛，或駛過在救火時放置於路上之消防水帶。
十二、任意駛出邊線，或任意跨越兩條車道行駛。
十三、機車不在規定車道行駛。
十四、遇幼童專用車、校車、教練車不依規定禮讓，或減速慢行。
十五、行經無號誌交叉路口及巷道不依規定或標誌、標線指示。
十六、占用自行車專用道。
十七、聞或見大眾捷運系統車輛之聲號或燈光，不依規定避讓或在後跟隨迫近。
十八、行經設有停車再開標誌、停標字或閃光紅燈號誌之交岔路口，不依規定停讓。
聞消防車、救護車、警備車、工程救險車、毒性化學物質災害事故應變車之警號，不立即避讓者，處汽車駕駛人新臺幣六千元以上三萬元以下罰鍰，並吊銷駕駛執照及吊扣該汽車牌照六個月。
前項情形致人死傷者，處汽車駕駛人新臺幣一萬元以上十萬元以下罰鍰，並吊銷駕駛執照及該汽車牌照。
一、不按遵行之方向行駛。
二、在單車道駕車與他車並行。
三、不依規定駛入來車道。
四、在多車道不依規定駕車。
五、插入正在連貫行駛汽車之中間。
六、駕車行駛人行道。
七、行至無號誌之圓環路口，不讓已進入圓環之車輛先行。
八、行經多車道之圓環，不讓內側車道之車輛先行。
九、支線道車不讓幹線道車先行。
少線道車不讓多線道車先行。
車道數相同時，左方車不讓右方車先行。
十、起駛前，不讓行進中之車輛、行人優先通行。
十一、聞消防車、救護車、警備車、工程救險車、毒性化學物質災害事故應變車之警號，在後跟隨急駛，或駛過在救火時放置於路上之消防水帶。
十二、任意駛出邊線，或任意跨越兩條車道行駛。
十三、機車不在規定車道行駛。
十四、遇幼童專用車、校車、教練車不依規定禮讓，或減速慢行。
十五、行經無號誌交叉路口及巷道不依規定或標誌、標線指示。
十六、占用自行車專用道。
十七、聞或見大眾捷運系統車輛之聲號或燈光，不依規定避讓或在後跟隨迫近。
十八、行經設有停車再開標誌、停標字或閃光紅燈號誌之交岔路口，不依規定停讓。
聞消防車、救護車、警備車、工程救險車、毒性化學物質災害事故應變車之警號，不立即避讓者，處汽車駕駛人新臺幣六千元以上三萬元以下罰鍰，並吊銷駕駛執照及吊扣該汽車牌照六個月。
前項情形致人死傷者，處汽車駕駛人新臺幣一萬元以上十萬元以下罰鍰，並吊銷駕駛執照及該汽車牌照。