Starting next month, motorists whose driver’s licenses have been revoked twice for drunk driving must undergo alcohol addiction treatment before they are allowed to retake a license test, following a recent amendment to the Measures for the Implementation and Management of Drunk Driving Prevention Education and Alcohol Addiction Treatment (酒駕防制教育及酒癮實施管理辦法).
The new measures do not need approval from the legislature.
Currently, motorists need to undergo alcohol addiction treatment before retaking the driver’s license test if their licenses were revoked three times for drunk driving.
Photo: Huang Liang-chieh, Taipei Times
“Since the measures were implemented on March 1, 2020, many people have expressed hope that the government could better deter drunk driving through amendments of relevant regulations,” the ministry said in the announcement.
“Among repeated drunk driving offenders, 63 percent are alcoholics. To effectively curb drunk driving, early medical intervention should be administered to those who repeatedly drive while intoxicated,” it said.
Under the amendment, which is to be implemented on Friday, motorists whose licenses were revoked twice for drunk driving should undergo alcoholic addiction treatment at least 12 times in medical institutions approved by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, in addition to drunk-driving prevention training administered by transportation officials. Motorists should pay for treatment themselves and obtain a certificate for finishing the treatment.
Meanwhile, medical institutions are entitled to terminate alcohol addiction treatment of motorists who fail to show up to their appointments for treatment for more than two months or threaten, attack or insult medical professionals or interfere with their medical practices.
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