Tainan trials direct left turns, city-wide rollout by end of year
Tainan trials direct left turns, city-wide rollout by end of year
2025-02-25
If you have a scooter license, then you probably know that many left turns have to be performed in two stages. But last year, Tainan loosened the rule in 10 districts. Scooter drivers in those areas can currently choose to make direct left turns, as long as they make sure to do it from the innermost lane. The city aims to roll out the laxer rule to the entire city by the end of the year.
When making a left turn on a scooter, it’s permitted to either do a two-stage turn or turn left directly from the innermost lane. But that only applies in 10 districts in Tainan since around a year ago.
Scooter rider
It’s smoother to just go straight to where you want. It also won’t be as dangerous with all the vehicles coming from the left and the right. We also don’t have to wait for another green light anymore.
Scooter rider
Depends where. I’d stick to two-stage turns. It’s better.
Elsewhere, drivers must still make a hook turn. Though direct left turns are being trialed in some areas in Tainan and may eventually expand to the entire city, drivers must make sure to only turn left from the innermost lane, should they want to make a direct turn.
Lin Yung-hsuan
Vision Zero Tainan
You must signal early before changing lanes. Don’t turn left directly from the outer lane. That’s very dangerous no matter what you’re driving.
Tsu Tsìng-hian
Tainan city councilor (DPP)
Stick to the left if you’re turning left and the right if you’re turning right, and not have all the scooters on the outermost lane. It’s caused great inconvenience to scooter drivers.
Currently, Tainan is loosening the rule that scooters can only make two-stage left turns. But there are still 27 one-way roads with two lanes that forbid scooters on the inner lane. The city government is mulling expanding the new policy to these roads.
Huang Po-chang
Tainan Bureau of Transportation
We hope to complete assessments regarding this by the end of the year. That’s one of our goals.
Tainan’s Bureau of Transportation also found that permitting direct left turns did not lead to a noticeable increase in accidents. It’s also a change welcomed by drivers. The city expects to complete the policy’s rollout by the end of the year, but the marked waiting areas will still be there for old habits.
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台南機車族注意 "不強制兩段式左轉"下半年將擴及全市
2025-02-25
自從台南市去年率先取消，10個行政區的禁行機車道，以及兩段式左轉規定後，交通局今年下半年計畫評估，將擴及全市，實施開放機車單向，至少可行駛2車道，並全市推動不再強制兩段式左轉，提醒騎士們建立，轉彎前提前變換車道的習慣。
機車騎士來到路口要轉彎，有人是習慣性的先待轉，有人會直接從內側車道左轉。目前這樣的駕駛方式都沒錯，也因為台南從去年已經有10個行政區試行。
[[機車騎士]]
“直行的交通也比較順暢，也比較不會造成我們左邊來的車右邊來的車危險，不用再多等一個停等紅燈。”
[[機車騎士]]
“看路段啦 我還是會選擇兩段式左轉比較OK啦。”
許多騎士也認為，有待轉區待轉的習慣，已經行之有年，現在要建立直接左轉的習慣，恐怕也要一段時間適應，尤其直接轉彎的前提，是要建立提前變換車道的習慣。
[[台南市人本交通促進協會理事 林詠軒]]
“變換車道也要提早打方向燈，不要習慣又從外側直接左轉，這樣不管是什麼車種都是非常危險的事情。”
[[台南市議員(民) 朱正軒]]
“左轉靠左、右轉靠右，而不是把機車全部都擠在最外側，造成機車騎士很多的不方便。”
台南市試辦取消機車兩段式左轉，並逐步擴大範圍，目前全市還有27條單向兩車道道路，內側禁行機車，將檢討後加入試辦。
[[台南市交通局智慧交安科長 黃柏彰]]
“我們會把這個部分能夠在年底之前完成盤點，做為一個目標。”
交通局表示，試辦取消兩段式左轉期間的數據顯示，交通事故並沒有明顯增加，而且用路人反應良好，預計下半年全市開放實施，但也不會貿然取消待轉區。
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