Transport ministry expands road safety outreach initiative to senior citizensBy Jonathan Chin / Staff writer, with CNAThe Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) has expanded its road safety outreach initiative to senior citizens after data showed that 40 percent of people killed by road accidents were aged 65 or older. To address this problem, the ministry has expanded the national safety traffic month program to urge the public to be vigilant when traveling through crossroads, he said. Drivers should stop their vehicles and check the road for pedestrians before turning slowly around corners, while pedestrians should stop, listen and watch for vehicles, he said. As senior citizens are less likely to attend road safety classes or use the Internet, the ministry’s outreach program is to focus on face-to-face interactions, he said. The ministry has run the volunteer road safety instructor program in partnership with the Ministry of Education and local governments since 2011, he added.

Source: Taipei Times October 29, 2021 23:25 UTC