Taiwan
The Taiwan accident articles cover the accident scene, fault, insurance, settlement and civil compensation.
Taiwan accident Q&A →Accidents and the law
After a traffic accident in Taiwan From the scene to compensation
Police records, medical costs, insurance and settlement: what follows a traffic accident in Taiwan, and what remains to be done if you are heading back to the United States, Japan or Korea.
Traffic accidents in Taiwan
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Clear all filtersA two-second stop in Taipei was not enough to prove dangerous driving
A car and a motorcycle stopped in separate Taipei incidents. Courts cancelled the driver's penalties but upheld the rider's after reviewing dashcam footage.
The 52 seconds a Taiwan court subtracted from a road-rage case
A driver chased a scooter, blocked it twice and swore at its rider in Zhonghe. The High Court upheld the acquittal on coercion and public insult charges.
A driver stopped in Route 66's fast lane to confront the motorist behind
A driver forced the car behind to stop on Taoyuan's Route 66 at night. The court imposed three months in prison, convertible to a fine at NT$1,000 per day.
Who started it did not matter to a Taiwan court after a driver blocked the same car twice and got out with a bat
A driver in Taiwan blocked a car twice and approached with a wooden baseball bat. The court imposed three months in prison for coercion, convertible to a fine.
Honked at from behind, a driver reversed into the other car three times and called it self-defence
Honked at on a New Taipei expressway, a driver reversed into the car behind three times. Courts rejected self-defence: five months for endangering road traffic.
Four cut-ins and three brake checks near Linkou, and a taxi that wouldn't yield either
A truck driver cut into a taxi's lane four times and braked three times near Linkou. Taiwan's High Court cut his sentence: the taxi had fought for the lane too.
Left-turning cars and oncoming scooters: how Taiwan courts split fault
In Taiwan, a left-turning driver must yield to an oncoming scooter. Courts in three civil cases assigned 70%, 60% and 50% fault after examining the evidence.
How Is Liability Assessed After an Overtaking Accident in Taiwan?
Taiwan overtaking liability turns on Article 101, the location, and space to pass and return safely. This article reviews the rule and an anonymized case.
When the car ahead lets you pass
Two passenger cars show Article 101's sequence: signal, wait for the lead car to yield, pass on the left and return to the original lane. This is a hypothetical example, not an actual case; speeds, distances and timing are illustrative assumptions, with no assessment of fault.
The procedure depends on where the accident happened
The guidance here covers accidents in Taiwan. For an accident in the United States, Japan or Korea, the official resources linked here and local legal advice are the starting points.
United States
Reporting and insurance procedures need to be checked for the state where the accident happened. The linked guidance applies to California, not the United States as a whole.
California DMV accident guidance ↗Japan
Local police information is the starting point for an accident in Japan. Taiwan’s reporting and settlement procedures cannot be assumed to apply there.
Osaka Police accident guidance ↗Korea
For duties at the scene and reporting requirements, see Korea’s Road Traffic Act. Treatment, insurance and compensation require assessment of the individual circumstances.
Korea Road Traffic Act, Article 54 ↗Discuss an accident in Taiwan
For a first inquiry, please send a non-confidential outline: when and where the accident happened, whether anyone was injured, your current country, the status of police and insurance proceedings, and any departure date. Before sending medical records or identification, ask about secure delivery.