Motorist questions getting ticket, finds she looked at wrong traffic light
Motorist questions getting ticket, finds she looked at wrong traffic light
2026-02-12
A motorist in Kaohsiung recently received a ticket in the mail for running a red light at the intersection of Zhongzheng and Zhongshan roads. But she wasn’t sure what the issue was, as in the picture, the light in front was clearly green. Was it a mistake? She asked the police for clarification, who said they believe the light in the photo was actually for the following intersection.
This motorist stared at this traffic ticket for a long time, but she couldn’t make sense of it. In the photo, the light in front is clearly green. So what’s the issue?
Motorist
Got fined
I showed my dad, and he also didn’t see it at first, so we went to the police station to ask. I’m usually very cautious. I’m not the kind of person to run red lights.
She was driving home when she got this ticket for running a red light. Confused about the picture, she went to ask the police about it. Turns out she looked at the wrong light.
Chuang Shu-ting
FTV reporter
It happened at this moment, when the light turned red at the intersection of Zhongzheng Third and Zhongshan First roads. But the one at the following intersection was still green, so she kept on driving without knowing she was running a red.
When waiting at a stoplight, motorists usually don’t look at the signal right above them. The right signal is usually the one out in front. But at this intersection, the Kaohsiung Transportation Bureau said that installing another light would have been against regulations, as there would be too many poles. Therefore, the signal off diagonally to the left is the one to watch.
Motorist
Confused by traffic light
They don’t turn green at the same time, so I sometimes look at the wrong one.
Motorist
Confused by traffic light
It’s confusing. If the light ahead is green, I’ll think this one is also green and just drive ahead.
Many motorists misunderstand the signals at this intersection and think they have a green light. The woman who was fined said she was actually glad she got the citation and asked for clarification, because next time, she might have gotten into an accident.
Motorist
Got fined
I’m thankful to him. Since it wasn’t the police who saw it, it was reported by someone. If I had gotten hit... Thank goodness I’m all right.
Liu Chien-pang
Kaohsiung Transportation Bureau deputy director
The current configuration has the near light on the right and the far light on the left, which complies with regulations. However, considering the level design of the intersection, we have installed additional vertical lights on both directions of Zhongshan Road.
At this intersection, aside from the signal to the left, there’s also another light on the right beside the scooter lane. The bureau reminded motorists to mind the correct traffic signals for their own safety.
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綠燈起步被開單? 騎士一頭霧水詢問才知"看錯燈"
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高雄有騎士收到一張，在中正路與中山路口闖紅燈的罰單，但卻不知道錯在哪，因為照片中，機車前方的燈號就是綠色的，讓她覺得是不是搞錯了呢？實際詢問警方後真相大白，以為綠燈的號誌其實是下一個路口的號誌燈。
女騎士拿著收到的闖紅燈罰單，但是看了好久，實在滿頭問號，因為遭檢舉的照片中，機車前方明明就顯示綠燈，到底是錯在哪裡？
[[當事騎士]]
“因為我跟我爸，我爸也沒有馬上一眼看出來，所以就是去問警察局。我自己是通常蠻怕死的，所以不太會闖紅燈的人。”
遭開單的騎士說，當天騎車要回家，就被檢舉闖紅燈，讓她一頭霧水，實際詢問警方才知道，根本是自己看錯號誌了。
[[民視記者 莊舒婷]]
“就是這一個瞬間，中正三路與中山一路，路口的紅綠燈已經變成紅燈，但是騎士卻看到，下一個路口的號誌呈現綠燈，因此繼續往前衝，闖了紅燈卻完全不知情。”
一般騎士停紅燈時，比較少抬頭看正上方的這一個近燈，反而視線會往前看，但在這個地方，交通局說，若要在路口多設置一個紅綠燈，號誌桿會太多，也不符合規定，因此左斜前方的號誌燈才是主要路口的遠燈。
[[其他騎士]]
“他們沒有一起變成綠燈，所以有時候會看錯。”
[[其他騎士]]
“就是會誤會啊，誤會說對面已經是綠燈了，會以為自己也綠燈了，然後就不小心騎過去。”
很多騎士說，到了該路口真的會以為已經綠燈而闖過去，這名被開單的騎士則說，很慶幸自己收到罰單，也問了清楚，否則難保下次不會發生車禍。
[[當事騎士]]
“很謝謝他，因為也不是被警察發現，是被檢舉發現。如果我被撞應該是......，好險我現在還活著。”
[[高雄市交通局副局長 劉建邦]]
“目前號誌佈設採近右遠左佈設，雖符合法規要求，惟考量為扁平式的路口，本局已針對中山路雙向，增加直立燈作為輔助燈。”
在這個路口，除了左前方的號誌外，機車道停等區的右邊也有輔助燈號，交通局提醒騎士，務必看對地方，以免發生危險。
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