Police urge drivers to keep going at stroke of midnight
Police urge drivers to keep going at stroke of midnight
2026-01-02
Fireworks on New Year’s Eve are a must-see for lots of people, nut how far would you go if you couldn’t make it? A video clip taken on the highway on the big night recently went viral. In it, drivers slowed down to catch a glimpse of the fireworks at a nearby amusement park, to the horror of highway police. They were urged to move on or pay up, since driving way below the minimum speed limit could significantly increase the risk of collisions.
Fireworks light up the sky at the stroke of midnight. This was the New Year’s Eve countdown party at Janfusun Fancyworld in Yunlin, joined by some 20,000 revelers. But they weren’t the only ones enjoying the spectacle.
The national highway was dotted in red lights from slowed down cars. But there was hardly a traffic jam.
- All of you in the front: the minimum speed limit is 60kph. Keep coasting through and I’ll fine all of you at once.
The highway police urged drivers to accelerate and move on. This was taken on National Freeway No. 3, along Gukeng Township in Yunlin. Every year on New Year’s Eve, the police would remind the public not to linger on the highway, but drivers still do otherwise, just to get a glimpse of the fireworks.
Chang Li-jen
Highway police
While the fireworks show was in process, some drivers did slow down, but not so much that they’d gone below the minimum speed limit; nor did they park illegally or cause accidents. However, should the driver violate traffic rules, we would then issue a fine between NT$3,000 and NT$6,000, as stipulated in the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act, for every instance of violation.
Some drivers may not think much of slowing down to enjoy the view along the highway, but the police reminded the public that doing so could significantly increase the risk of collision with cars behind, and so they tightened enforcement on the last day of the year.
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危險! 國3車輛為看跨年煙火刻意減速 警廣播提醒
2026-01-02
這樣真的太危險!有民眾拍下，跨年當天的國道三號，雲林古坑路段，有好幾台車輛，疑似為了想看劍湖山摩天輪跨年煙火，刻意減速慢慢開，後方立刻來了一台警車，用廣播提醒，如果再不加快，就要開單!
絢爛煙火升空，瞬間點亮夜空，雲林劍湖山跨年晚會，2萬人一起迎接2026年，不過來看看，同一時間的國道3號。
國道上一片紅，明明前方都沒車，但行駛中的轎車卻不斷踩剎車減速。
“前面的車輛，高速公路限速60以上，在那邊慢慢開齁，等一下就集中單給你們”
就像趕羊一樣，警車廣播要求他們加速向前，跨年夜，國3雲林古坑路段，出現了這個畫面，雖然警方在跨年前，都會加強宣導，但每年的同一時間，都還是有大量駕駛，試圖在國道上"順路"看煙火。
[[國道第八公路警察大隊交通組巡官 張力仁]]
“煙火施放時段 ，雖有部分車輛減速前行，但未有低於速限，違停或其他意外事件發生 ，倘駕駛人有交通違規行為，本大隊將依道路交通管理處罰條例，處新台幣3千元以上6千元以下罰緩，分別逕行舉發”
為了看煙火，在國道上減速，後車追撞機率瞬間增加，警方加強取締，也是希望民眾，能夠平安迎新年。
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