One-month project aims to reduce traffic accidentsPEDESTRIANS’ RIGHTS: The program includes fines for vehicles or scooters failing to yield to pedestrians, with the number of incidents rising fast over the yearsBy Cheng Wei-chi and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writerA collaborative one-month project by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications and the National Police Agency (NPA) is to commence next month in hopes of reducing traffic accident rates. Vehicles illegally turning right on a red light are to be fined between NT$600 and NT$1,800, while pedestrians failing to observe pedestrian crossings or jaywalking are to be fined NT$300, it said. A police officer holds signs urging drivers to give way to pedestrians on a crosswalk in Nantou County on Thursday. Photo: Hsieh Chieh-yu,Taipei TimesIf a vehicle proceeds over a crossing within 3m, or one lane, of a pedestrian, it would be considered not yielding, NPA Traffic Division chief Wang Feng-hui (王鳳輝) said. The safety of pedestrians must be guaranteed as they comprise the largest group of those using the roads, which is the impetus for the project, Hsieh said.

Source: Taipei Times August 21, 2020 15:56 UTC