ROAD SAFETY: The National Police Agency said it made the recommendation due to motorists using holders to skirt the law and using devices while operating motorbikes
Taipei Times
Date: Apr 21, 2019
By: Cheng Wei-chi, Huang Tun-yuan, Jonathan Chin and William Heth / Staff reporters, with staff writers
The National Police Agency (NPA) has recommended that the law be amended so that
A mobile phone is mounted in a holder on a bicycle in Tainan’s T-Bike system.Photo: Hung Jui-chin, Taipei Times
motorists watching video on smartphones that have been placed in holders be subject to fines, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications said.
The Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act (道路交通管理處罰條例) says that motor vehicle operators who hold a handheld device, such as a smartphone or computer, and make a call or otherwise communicate be fined NT$1,000 to NT$3,000.
The agency said it hopes that the ministry would propose an amendment to prohibit the playback of video on mobile devices in holders, instead of prohibiting the “holding of phones and tablets” while driving.
The recommendation is being made due to the increasing number of motorists using holders to skirt the law and using mobile devices while operating motorbikes, the agency said. [FULL STORY]
