Pedestrian HELL, that's what this "country" is known for, and despite those who'd gotten RUN OVER on the crosswalks, on the roads, nothing's changed yet, because NOT enough people had D-I-E-D or rather, it wasn't the families of the higher up officials of the DDP who got RUN over, that's why nothing is being done, and the Department of Transportation is still, making the empty promises of improving the crosswalks, so we don't need to worry about getting RUN over! Off of the Newspapers, translated…
He Was Fined Last Year, and Still Went on the Roads, the DMV Lost Function as a Gatekeeper, the Deadly Intersection Didn't Change, the Intersection Noted as Hell of Pedestrians
The three siblings, a sister and her two younger brothers, were walking on the crosswalks when they were hit, two lives are now, waiting in the I.C.U. for a miracle. The intersection falls under the jurisdiction of the highway department of Department of Transportation, the highway department found, there was no err in the designs of the location, but the experts, the online community, started questioning about how long the crosswalks were, how there's no island in the middle, nor the pedestrian's walkways, that was when the highway department of the Department of Transportation stated that they will have experts look at the place; and the elderly man just got arrested for driving without a license last year, the DMV is passive over this, the Department of Transportation made the statement of getting Taiwan out of pedestrian hell, and it may need to, tighten its own screws, first.
with the crosswalks, but no traffic lights, and the cars that are, speeding...photo from online
The intersections in Taiwan are, quite dangerous, and had been certified by the people living in this country, as well as those who visit from foreign countries as "hell for pedestrians". And, the three children, because their loved one fell ill, and couldn't pick them up from school, they were walking one, two kilometers home from school, and were, killed, this showed the road to school is filled with peril. The district attorneys reviewed over the intersection, in rush hour, this location had too much traffic, and the cars were driving quite fast, and the design of the road was clearly based off of "vehicles have the right of way", there was only a narrowed sidewalk by the side, the crosswalks aren't just too long, there were only limited standing spaces for the pedestrians to wait for crossing, as an adult, waiting for the lights to change, you can feel the threats of the passing cars, let along for young children, who couldn't, move as, fast.
After the accident, the Highway Department of Department of Transportation had sent the officials to go to the location, stated that the crosswalks were clearly drawn on the pavement, that the lights were functional all day long, that there's nothing wrong with the designs, but the experts found that the crosswalk was as long as 25 meters, that it should get shortened to eighteen, which would be more reasonable, the sides of the roads lacked the sidewalks too, then, the Highway Department then, changed its claims, that it will find the experts to consult on the matter, to improve.
Another debatable fact, was that the elderly who'd operated the vehicle had been operating the vehicle without a valid license, he'd gotten into a crash driving without a license, got fined, and, although the Department of Transportation has a severe fine for operating vehicles without licensures, but these cases are hard to prove, plus the DMV lacked the means to keep track of these unlicensed drivers too, causing the elderly man, Hsiao to get on the roads, without a valid license, which caused the accident, killing the two young children.
The intersection falls under the direct jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation, and the Department of Transportation is also responsible for the issuances of the licenses, and from this, the Department of Transportation did not do a single thing right. Last year, as the issues of pedestrian hell surfaced, the department kept claiming that they'd met the goals of improving over a thousand intersections where there are the most number of traffic accidents, but, it'd been found, that these improvements weren't even for the benefits of the pedestrians' safety.
And, last year, as more cases of traffic accidents surfaces, plus it was the presidential elections, the Department of Transportation had made a ton of proposals to improve the safety, and now, the presidential elections are over, and, clearly, the Department of Transportation had tossed its promise to keep the roads safe, to the back of its, mind, take for instance this current location where the impact happened, clearly, this spot wasn't lifted as a location of concern by the Department of Transportation, which made the citizens believe, that making the roads safer is nothing more than a campaign slogan.
And so, the major problem here, is the roads being unsafe for the pedestrians, and because the Department of Transportation can't make good on its promises, and there are those who are speeding down those roads, who don't follow the traffic signs, who are driving without a valid license like in this particular case, more and more pedestrians are going to die, getting, RUN OVER as they cross the roads to get to, the other side…
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