According to the Road TrafficManagement and Penalty Act: A driver who hears the sirens of fire trucksor ambulances and does not immediately clear the way for those vehicles will befined NT$3,600 and will have their driver’s license revoked. But what if adriver encounters a fire truck or ambulance while waiting at a red light? Willthe driver be fined? In fact, making way for fire trucks and ambulances is anact of emergency evacuation and can be exempted from punishment according tothe law! If the driver can remember the time and place of the encounter and thenumber of the fire truck (or ambulance), he/she can appeal the traffic ticketwith the police by verifying the facts of the encounter.

Next, everyone can learn how tomake way for fire trucks and ambulances in the following situations!

Sections of road in the samedirection as the fire truck or ambulance:

Single-lane road or 1 lane in thesame direction: Pull over to the right side of the road

2-lane road: Pull over to the leftor right side of the lane.

Roads with 3 or more lanes:Completely evacuate the middle lane and pull over to the adjacent lane or tothe side of the road.

Encountering a fire truck or anambulance at anintersection:

Try to maintain open passage.

If not yet in the intersection,slow down and stop and do not rush into the intersection.

If already in the intersection,drive away to an unobstructed place or make way for the fire truck or ambulanceto drive through.

When slow vehicles (such as bicycles,human-powered vehicles, animal-powered vehicles) encounter fire trucks orambulances

When on the road, pull over to theright side of the road.

On one-way streets, pull over tothe right side of the road or either side of the road.