Taipei: Drivers who commit certain traffic violations over three times in a one-year period will be required to attend a three-hour class to improve their driving safety awareness starting in March 2026, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) said on Tuesday.

According to Focus Taiwan, the MOTC stated in a Facebook post that the violations include running red lights, failing to observe the right of way at intersections with no signals, and not slowing down as required when passing crosswalks, hospitals, or schools. Professional drivers of large commercial vehicles will be required to take the class after two offenses within a year.

The mandate is part of a series of new traffic regulations that will be gradually rolled out starting in 2026. The aim is to reduce road deaths by 7 percent each year, as noted in a news statement by the ministry on October 1. The new regulations will include eliminating the true/false questions section of the written part of the driver’s license test, testing yielding responses in road tests, holding classes for repeat offenders caught driving without a license under the age of 18, and imposing stricter rules for elderly drivers. Elderly drivers will now be required to renew their driving licenses at the age of 70 instead of 75.