Wen Weizhong: When will the ＂pedestrian hell＂ be clear?

At about 9 am on May 8th, the three -year -old girl named Yu in Tainan held her mother's hand and carried a pink schoolbag to school. The traffic light was on the pedestrian green light, and the mother and daughter passed the zebra crossing.

As soon as I walked halfway, a car suddenly turned left to her left. The girl's girl's girl was hit, and her head was hit hard on the spot.The 38 -year -old mother was pressed under the car. The liver was broken, the ribs and pelvis were broken, and they were sent to the hospital to save their lives.

The 36 -year -old female driver was pregnant for 17 weeks, and was frightened to the hospital for a child.On the eve of Mother's Day five days after the incident, she went to the girl's hall to kneel to offer flowers and apologize, crying.

At 11 pm on December 27 last year, the 30 -year -old woman with a 30 -year -old Li and a 32 -year -old husband who pushed the stroller in Taichung City returned home with one and a half years old.A bus turned left and hit a family of three.The mother and child died on the spot, the infant cart was fragmented, and the husband of the Iraqi Kudu family, Ji Weia, was also injured.

Ji Weia said that he took a scholarship 10 years ago to the Department of Pharmacy of the Chinese Medical University of Taichung, and is currently being an English teacher.On the night of the incident, the couple had just discussed the plan of Kaishi Company.After the accident, his happy life was rewritten.

He lamented that the two couples were the most law -abiding pedestrians. They insisted on not looking at their mobile phones and could not accept the driver's reckless driving.

Both disaster drivers have been investigated under the crime of negligence.Unfortunately, these two tragedies are just the tip of the iceberg.

According to the statistics of the Police Department, 3085 people in Taiwan died in a car accident last year, including 394 pedestrians.This means that more than eight people break the road a day, at least one person cross the road.According to statistics from the Ministry of Communications, 103 other walkers died in a car accident in the first quarter of this year.

These data have repeatedly rewritten new highs, and they are also outrageous.In contrast, the deadly dead in Japan in Asia was 2610, and Singapore was 108.Compared with the total population of the deceased in the car accident, Taiwan is six times and seven times of Japan and Singapore.

On December 6 last year, a report by the United States CNN (CNN), describing Taiwan as "pedestrian hell", has attracted widespread attention, and the discussion has not diminished.

It is reported that Taiwan attracts international passengers with food, natural scenery and enthusiastic hospitality, but the road is also notorious; drivers and knights generally do not respect the right of pedestrians and stenosis in sidewalks, causing a high rate of mortality in the car accident.

As the epidemic is unsealed and passenger returns, governments including the United States, Japan and Canada have specially reminded that when traveling in Taiwan, you should pay special attention to the road to cross the road.

The people on the zebra crossing are grabbing the road, which is a daily experience living in Taiwan.The cross -handed intersection is used to see the red lights; after the green light of the pedestrian lights up, walking on the zebra crossing must be observed and listened to the ears, beware of the cars and motorcycles at any time, shuttles between the gaps of pedestrians, whistling passing by.

Small citizens hated this.On the day of Mother's Day on May 14th, the people launched a pop -up of pedestrians at the intersection of a dead car accident in Taiwan.Attach importance to pedestrian road rights and strengthen the umbrella.

The biggest protective umbrella is of course strengthening law enforcement.On Monday (May 21), some people published a semi -version of the advertisement on the front page of the "Small Citizen Schkede" to publish the first version of the three major flat media in the Liberal Times and China Times.To ensure the safety of the lives of the whole people and avoid family crushing, we must fully implement strict law enforcement.

The Taiwan government has responded.The Executive Yuan passed the "Pedestrian Priority Traffic Safety Action Program" on Thursday. The National Development Council is also reviewing the "Sustainable Promoting Safety Plan". It is expected that it will invest NT $ 40 billion (S $ 1.758 billion) to improve the road environment in the next seven years.

Taiwan Tsai Ing -wen also posted on Facebook that night to declare the government's determination to improve pedestrians' safety. It is necessary to make specific changes through four aspects. In addition to improving environmental projects, we must also deepen the education of "people -oriented, pedestrians first", and strengthening.The efficiency of the driver's managing supervision and law enforcement.

The above actions and declarations can be observed.Comprehensive public opinion analysis and personal observation, to clear the stigma of "pedestrian hell" and completely tear off the label of shame. The two most urgent things should include improving the design of traffic lights, increasing punishment and strict law enforcement.

First of all, it should be strictly stipulated that when the pedestrian green lights are on, they will not be allowed to grab the road, otherwise there will be heavy penalties.Especially at the traffic lights at the black area of the car accident and the busy crossroads, the green lights of people and cars must be distinguished to prevent people from grabbing the road.

To strengthen the enforcement of the red lights, through technology and the power of the public, the two tubes can be used together; including setting up electric eyes in the black zone, taking the evidence of the car through the red light, and promoting the mechanism of encouraging the public to report the report.

Taiwan law has a corresponding fine, revoking driver's license, and prison for not allowing pedestrians to cause priority to cross the road and cause death. But whether it is strictly implemented to achieve the effect of killing chickens and monkeys, it remains to be public review.

The good mountains and rivers of the treasure island in Taiwan, known as the freedom of democracy, are also the place where many young people are chasing dreams and dreaming; however, the freedom of the driver Mercedes -Benz must not hurt pedestrians to pass the road with peace of mind.Vigorously improving the rule of law and significantly reducing the death of the road should be the most basic requirement to ensure the happiness of the people.