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Road Safety
ROAD SAFETY / Drivers who injure pedestrians by not yielding to face steeper fines
Drivers who fail to yield to pedestrians and cause injury will face heavier fines, under revised regulations set to take effect on June 30, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) said Thursday.06/19/2025 08:26 PM
ROAD SAFETY / Tainan woman in fatal car crash suspected of involuntary manslaughter
A 76-year-old woman who caused a fatal car crash in Tainan on Sunday has been released on bail on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter, the city's prosecutors office said Monday.06/09/2025 11:15 AM![1 killed, 2 injured after being hit by car driven by 76-year-old]()
ROAD SAFETY / 1 killed, 2 injured after being hit by car driven by 76-year-old
A male bicycle rider in his 70s was killed and two scooter riders were injured after they were struck by a car driven by a 76-year-od woman Sunday afternoon near National Cheng Kung University in Tainan, local authorities reported.06/08/2025 08:40 PM![Transportation ministry to build, improve 80 km of sidewalks]()
ROAD SAFETY / Transportation ministry to build, improve 80 km of sidewalks
Minister of Transportation and Communications Chen Shih-kai (陳世凱) said Wednesday that road safety policies in 2025 will focus on pedestrians, with 80 kilometers of sidewalks built and improved.03/05/2025 09:44 PM![Taiwan called]()
ROAD SAFETY / Taiwan called 'traffic hell' by road safety group
A "walking festival" was held by a road safety advocacy group in Taipei on Saturday to urge the government to pay greater attention to pedestrian rights, with its chairperson calling Taiwan a "living hell for pedestrians" and an overall "traffic hell."02/22/2025 07:51 PM![Two Hong Kong passengers injured in Taichung bus accident]()
ROAD SAFETY / Two Hong Kong passengers injured in Taichung bus accident
Two passengers from Hong Kong sustained injuries on Monday when the bus they were on drove into a pedestrian refuge island in Taichung.12/23/2024 09:43 PM![2 killed in separate crashes on high-risk Miaoli highway section]()
ROAD SAFETY / 2 killed in separate crashes on high-risk Miaoli highway section
A Vietnamese man and a Singaporean woman were killed in separate car crashes around 4 kilometers apart on an accident-prone section of Provincial Highway No. 3 in Miaoli County Saturday.12/14/2024 09:34 PM![8 pedestrians killed in 13 Greater Taipei bus accidents in 5 years]()
ROAD SAFETY / 8 pedestrians killed in 13 Greater Taipei bus accidents in 5 years
Eight pedestrians were killed in 13 fatal city bus accidents in Taipei and New Taipei from 2019-2023, due mainly to drivers failing to yield or stop at pedestrian crossings, according to tallies released by the two local governments on Monday.11/18/2024 09:44 PM![Bus companies fined NT$90,000 for fatal collision in Taipei]()
ROAD SAFETY / Bus companies fined NT$90,000 for fatal collision in Taipei
Two bus companies involved in a collision that left one pedestrian dead and 15 others injured on Sunday were each ordered to pay a fine of NT$90,000 (US$2,770) for lax management, the Taipei City Public Transportation Office said on Monday.11/18/2024 04:59 PM![Bus drivers involved in fatal collision with Taipei pedestrian bailed]()
ROAD SAFETY / Bus drivers involved in fatal collision with Taipei pedestrian bailed
Two Taipei bus drivers involved in a collision Sunday that left a pedestrian dead have been released on bail of NT$300,000 (US$9,227) and NT$100,000, according to police.11/17/2024 09:45 PM
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