Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act Article 54
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 of any of the following while entering a railroad crossing, car drivers shall be fined from NT$15,000 to NT$90,000; and should that behavior result an accident, his/her driver license shall be revoked:1. Failing to follow the instructions of the watching guards, or continuing to cross railroad tracks when the alarm is on, warning lights are flashing, or the crossing gates is lowering down.2. Failing to stop as required by regulation and running through a railroad crossings－where there are warning signs or road bumpers but with no watching guards, crossing gates, sound alarms or flash lights.3. Overtaking other vehicles, making a U-turn, reversing, stopping, or parking at a railroad crossing.
中文原文 道路交通管理處罰條例第54條
汽車駕駛人，駕車在鐵路平交道有下列情形之一者，處新臺幣一萬五千元以上九萬元以下罰鍰，並吊扣其駕駛執照一年。
因而肇事者，吊銷其駕駛執照：
一、不遵守看守人員之指示，或警鈴已響、閃光號誌已顯示，或遮斷器開始放下，仍強行闖越。
二、在無看守人員管理或無遮斷器、警鈴及閃光號誌設備之鐵路平交道，設有警告標誌或跳動路面，不依規定暫停，逕行通過。
三、在鐵路平交道超車、迴車、倒車、臨時停車或停車。
因而肇事者，吊銷其駕駛執照：
一、不遵守看守人員之指示，或警鈴已響、閃光號誌已顯示，或遮斷器開始放下，仍強行闖越。
二、在無看守人員管理或無遮斷器、警鈴及閃光號誌設備之鐵路平交道，設有警告標誌或跳動路面，不依規定暫停，逕行通過。
三、在鐵路平交道超車、迴車、倒車、臨時停車或停車。