ROAD SAFETY/Road safety group urges Legislature to reject easing of traffic penalties
03/23/2024 09:47 PM
Local pedestrian rights group Taiwan Vision Zero Alliance and its supporters on Saturday took to the road around the Legislative Yuan to call for the rejection of Cabinet-proposed amendments to a traffic penalty act, which would remove some current violations and reduce penalties for others.
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