Last year, the number of traffic deaths per 100,000 people in Taiwan was 13.2, which is six times that of Japan and Singapore, and the number of deaths is still innovating.

There are more than 3,000 people dying in Taiwan each year in a car accident, of which 10%are pedestrians.Local people have made Taiwan traffic into " pedestrian hell .The traffic conditions in Taiwan also attracted the attention of the United States and Japanese media.

What's wrong with traffic in Taiwan?Can the attention of the citizen society shouting that the attention of international media can promote Taiwan to get rid of the "pedestrian hell" and solve the long -term formation of traffic safety issues?

Han Yonghong and Lianhe Morning News Taipei specialist Wen Weizhong analysis.

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Moderator: Taiwan's traffic problem, this phenomenon has actually been long for a long time. Why do you attract attention now?

Lianhe Morning News Taipei specialist Wen Weizhong: In November last year, the epidemic was unblocked and passengers returned., Then the Taiwan media followed up reports.If it is a Taiwanese media, their attention is relatively small and less valued.But if it was reported by the American media, they felt very mindful and went to international reports.

In this issue (click the bookmark in the player, you can jump to the corresponding chapter):

  • 01:43 Taiwan is a pedestrian hell?
  • 07:49 The traffic is notorious, causing the attention of international media
  • 13:49 Taiwan traffic is not the worst in this area

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