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Premier Cho Jung-tai announced a collaboration with local authorities to enhance road safety following a traffic accident. Efforts aim to reduce fatalities by 15% compared to 2023, focusing on improved intersections, crosswalk lighting, and car window tinting regulations.

New Taipei Mayor Hou Yu-ih led a meeting to tackle rising traffic accidents among the elderly. Fatalities rose from 84 in 2020 to 105 in 2024.

Taiwan’s Ministry of Transportation reports a drop in traffic fatalities, marking the lowest 30-day death toll since 2019. Pedestrian deaths hit a record low.

The Freeway Bureau in Taipei reports a rise in fatal highway accidents involving unbuckled seat belts. By Feb. 2025, 38% of A1 fatalities involved unbuckled passengers. The bureau urges compliance with safety regulations to reduce risks and avoid fines.

Taiwan plans to add 80 km of sidewalks by 2025, widening them to 150 cm to boost pedestrian safety. Challenges include urban planning and road constraints.

Taiwan confronts a significant road safety crisis, with over 200 traffic fatalities each month since 2021. Despite a slight decrease in accidents, experts attribute ongoing issues to reckless driving and relaxed licensing processes, prompting government calls for enhanced pedestrian safety.

The Ministry of Transportation and Communications reports 30 traffic fatalities in Taiwan from Nov. 9 to Nov. 15. Taoyuan City leads in deaths, prompting safety measures.

Transportation Minister Chen Shih-kai plans to tighten large vehicle regulations and improve pedestrian crossing lighting after a fatal bus collision in Taipei.

Taiwan’s MOTC reports a rise in traffic fatalities for August 2024, despite fewer accidents and injuries. The ministry focuses on motorcyclists and the elderly.

Taiwan’s MOTC report shows 1,687 traffic fatalities from Jan. to July 2024, with Taichung City leading. Pedestrian safety remains a concern despite fewer accidents.

The Ministry of Transportation and Communications in Taiwan has increased police visibility to reduce pedestrian fatalities. Experts debate its effectiveness, suggesting a focus on traffic engineering and education.

Discover how Taiwan’s Ministry of Transportation and Communications is tackling road safety, with a 5.5% drop in traffic fatalities and a NT$40 billion plan to improve high-risk intersections.

Explore the latest efforts to enhance road safety in Taipei, including the ambitious goal of zero traffic deaths by 2050, discussed at a recent transportation forum. Learn about the strategies to reduce traffic fatalities, pedestrian safety measures, and the new ’Road Safety Mobilization’ website aimed at public engagement and improvement of road conditions.

Taiwan’s Minister of Transportation, Wang Kwo-tsai, expresses regret over not prioritizing road safety, amidst rising traffic accidents and injuries. Despite efforts to reduce fatalities, Taiwan lags behind Japan in traffic safety. Legislative discussions reveal concerns over the ＂Road Traffic Management and Penalty Amendment Act＂ and its impact on police workload, despite advancements in digital reporting of traffic violations.

The Vision Zero pedestrian safety advocacy group calls on Taiwan’s new congress to support a draft pedestrian traffic safety facilities law. The group recommends comprehensive implementation of sidewalks, removal of sidewalk obstacles, standardization of temporary sidewalks during construction, and explicit arcade project guidelines. The draft law must be proposed by the National Land Management Agency and approved by the executive branch before being reviewed by the Legislative Yuan. Despite the passing of a basic road traffic safety law in 2023, Vision Zero notes that the projected death toll may still exceed 3,000. The chairman of Vision Zero, Chen Kai-ning, proposes four amendments to the law, including the provision of physical sidewalks on wider roads, marking sidewalk designations on narrower roads, establishing basic sidewalk standards and non-permissible uses, and installing physical sidewalks beside arcades. Between January and November 2023, there were 2,759 road fatalities and 367,311 recorded severe accidents in Taiwan, representing an increase compared to the same period in 2022.

Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) has reported that 547 Taiwanese people are currently stranded in Japan following a 7.6 magnitude earthquake in Ishikawa Prefecture. All Taiwanese tour group members have been confirmed safe. Tourists from four travel agencies, including Colatour, Lion Travel, Richmond Tours, and Star Travel, were affected by the disaster. Additionally, 20 individual travelers are stuck at Niigata Airport due to its closure. The earthquake has resulted in at least six fatalities, dozens of injuries, and severe damage, including house fires, collapses, road fractures, and airport closures. More than 30,000 homes in Ishikawa and 1,100 homes in Niigata are without power, with disruption to water supplies. Taiwan’s Ministry of the Interior is preparing an international rescue team to dispatch to Japan, and the Japanese government has been informed of Taiwan’s readiness to help. MOFA advises Taiwanese citizens to contact the consulate in Osaka for assistance.

Presidential candidate Ko Wen-je of the Taiwan People’s Party has shifted his stance on allowing heavy motorcycles on national freeways. Previously, he promised to open the freeways to heavy motorcycles if elected, but now suggests that if the majority opposes it, the government should amend the law accordingly. This change comes in response to public opinion polls showing that 60% of people are against the policy change. Ko cited discussions with the Drivers Union, which strongly opposes the idea, due to safety concerns such as an increase in accidents and fatalities. Additionally, Ko proposes eliminating the two-stage left turn system for motorcycles and having motorcyclists line up behind cars at traffic signals. He believes that the decision on left turns should be based on the number of lanes on the road, taking into account the specificities of different roadways.

Tainan’s traffic fatalities have decreased by 4% from January to August, according to Tainan Mayor Huang Wei-che. The city has seen a decrease in motorbike accidents and incidents involving the elderly, down by 7.9% and 6% respectively. The Ministry of Transportation and Communications has identified 26 traffic junctions in Tainan that need improvement out of a total of 1,000 nationwide. Additionally, eight locations in the city have been targeted for improvement. Tainan has also made progress in pedestrian safety, with the highest increase nationwide in the ＂exclusive pedestrian phase and early start phase＂ indicator, with improvements made to 111 spots.

The Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) in Taiwan released data on Friday (March 24) revealing that over 375,000 traffic accidents occurred in 2022.