Taiwan Bans Smoking on Motorcycles

(Taipei, Taiwan) The Taiwanese Environmental Department is proposing changes to public hygiene legislation.

Smokers who don’t carry an ashtray with them to discard their cigarette butts and ash could face fines of up to NT$6,000, reports said Tuesday.

The Environmental Protection Administration is also planning to ban smoking while riding a motorcycle.

If people are smoking in a place where no ashtray or trash can is available, they have to carry an ashtray, a bag or a box with them to deposit their cigarette butts and the ash, or they will face fines ranging from NT$1,200 to NT$6,000, the EPA said.

The exchange rate for NT$6,000 is about US$188.00.