Lol yea. Who wrote that article ???
If one were to purposely get hit by a car here all one would need to do is legally cross at a pedestrian crossing.
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Zhongli. 35yr. old driver turns left and hits a woman and her 5yr. old granddaughter legally crossing the street. Fortunately the grandmother and grandchild only have minor injuries.
New pedestrian island in Changhua is hit 3 times within 2 hours.
In Hualian. Woman without a license is practicing driving with her boyfriend and as they are approaching the city the boyfriend suggests they switch drivers since there will be more traffic in the city. This upset the woman and she gets out of the car, in the middle of the road, and starts having a huge fit. She then tried to hit her boyfriend so the guy gave her a quick shot of pepper spray.
Angry driver.
SanXia sidewalk. Saw it shared online.
Taichung sidewalk. Saw it shared online. New sidewalk is perfect not just for parking motorcycles but also pickup trucks.
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Sounds like a match made in heaven!
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Update to case in Tainan last year where a woman was crossing the street and was hit and killed by a driver making a left turn and hitting her.
ChatGPT translation
NCKU Female Assistant Fatally Hit at Crosswalk — Porsche Driver Pays NT$5 Million and Receives Deferred Prosecution
A female assistant surnamed Hsieh, who worked for a professor at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), was fatally struck while using a crosswalk in the East District of Tainan in July 2024. The incident occurred at the intersection of Dongmen Road and Funong Street, where she was hit by a turning Porsche SUV. Hsieh suffered severe injuries and died the following morning. The male driver, surnamed Tsai, admitted fault and later reached a settlement with the victim’s family for NT$5 million. The Tainan District Prosecutors Office granted him one year of deferred prosecution.
The 53-year-old Hsieh, who was married, had gone out to take out the trash around 7 p.m. on July 20, 2024. As she was crossing Dongmen Road at a marked crosswalk near Funong Street to return home, she was struck by a Porsche SUV driven by Tsai, a man in his 30s, who was making a left turn into Dongmen Road from Funong Street.
Hsieh suffered a traumatic head injury, brain hemorrhage, skull fracture with pneumocephalus, lung contusions on both sides, a fractured pelvis, and broken bones in her legs. Emergency services rushed her to the hospital, but despite efforts to save her, she was pronounced dead around 8 a.m. the following day. Tsai’s alcohol test showed a blood alcohol concentration of zero.
Prosecutors concluded that Tsai was suspected of negligent homicide. Taking into account that Tsai had no prior criminal record, showed remorse, compensated the family with NT$5 million (excluding mandatory insurance), and reached a settlement, the prosecution believed he had learned his lesson and was unlikely to reoffend. As a result, he was granted a one-year deferred prosecution. Within six months of the start of the deferral period, Tsai must pay NT$30,000 to the public treasury and attend one legal education session.
In response, Hsieh’s family expressed their grief, stating that only after experiencing this tragedy did they truly understand the pain caused by drivers failing to yield at intersections. They lamented that life in Taiwan seems to be treated as cheap. They called on all drivers, whether going straight or turning at intersections, to be alert both day and night—especially at night—and to always yield to pedestrians.
A similar tragedy occurred in May 2023, when a mother and her 3-year-old daughter were hit at a crosswalk at the intersection of Chenggong and Zhongyi Roads in Tainan’s North District. The child died and the mother was seriously injured. That case sparked nationwide concern over pedestrian safety, dubbed Taiwan’s “pedestrian hell.” The driver in that case also received a suspended sentence after compensating the victim’s family.
The father of the 3-year-old girl stated that, in addition to drivers needing to adopt a mindset of yielding to pedestrians, the government must act decisively to improve crosswalk and pedestrian infrastructure where necessary. He emphasized that authorities should not hold back due to opposition from local residents or businesses. Where needed, the government should also install pedestrian refuge islands to improve safety at intersections.
So basically he paid around the price of his Porsche SUV that he killed her with.
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Guy on scooter going around a bend at obviously way too high of a speed and hugging the curb clips the sidewalk sending his scooter flying. Pedestrian almost gets hit by the scooter flying across the road. Some people think the design is a problem. Couldn’t simply be the fact that the guy was dumb and made a mistake. 
For some people narrowing these traffic lanes to the proper size to match the actual speed limits and widening sidewalks (or even making sidewalks) is some sort of evil dark magic.
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Pretty obvious he was going too fast.
But I get it. You have to have some leeway you can’t just have the driving space go all the way up to the kerb because of the way scooter drivers always overtake. Doesn’t matter where and what situation there’s always gonna be someone overtaking you.
The design is the solution to stop speeding. This guy wouldn’t be able to stop for anyone on the zebra crossing.
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It’s shocking how much more professional you are on than the officials designing and building these things. They should be ASHAMED they have built intersections that cause pedestrian deaths but they probably have no shame. I think we all know really bad crossings in Taiwan where one thinks either the planner is a moron or just doesnt give a fucn and has never stepped out of the office or even bothered to think about what they are doing.
Especially the very wide streets or or intersections with curves and filter arrows so cars and scooters and buses barely slow down , going through a pedestrian green that would create a competition between vehicles and somebody crossing the road ?
What kind of special moron would design it like that ?
They really struggle very badly with large intersections And roads to even get the vehicle traffic managed correctly and in lane never mind what to do with the pedestrians.
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Locals and local businesses are against the idea of sidewalks for kids in Pingtung.
ChatGPT translation:
Sidewalk Widening Sparks Backlash — Advocacy Group: School Routes Shouldn’t Be Held Hostage by Parking
In an effort to end the “pedestrian hell” in Taiwan, the Ministry of Transportation has reviewed 120.75 kilometers of streets for improvement this year, and is also requiring sidewalks to be at least 150 cm wide. However, in Pingtung City, plans to widen pedestrian routes to schools have faced backlash from residents and businesses, with some local politicians even threatening to lead protests.
The advocacy group “Returning Roads to the People – Pedestrian Rights Promotion Association” issued a statement today urging that school walking routes should not be held hostage by parking needs. When it comes to children’s safety versus the inability to park, children’s safety must come first.
In the areas surrounding Zhongzheng and Zhongxiao Elementary Schools in Pingtung, the sidewalk widening plan has sparked strong opposition. Residents and shop owners are concerned about not being able to stop briefly to drop off/pick up children, losing parking in front of their stores, and potential impacts to their business. One local lawmaker even threatened to lead a group protest.
The pedestrian rights group acknowledged these concerns, saying it understands residents’ worries about reduced parking and businesses’ concerns about their livelihoods. However, they argue that for too long, urban street design has prioritized motor vehicles, leading to what many call “traffic chaos” — a result of cars taking up too much space. Giving back the edges of the road to pedestrians is a long-overdue rebalancing, not a ‘battle for space.’
They also pointed out a common misconception: “Wider roads are safer.” In fact, research shows that wider lanes often lead to more accidents. Pedestrian-friendly business districts like Fengjia, Dapu, and Ruilong show that safe and well-designed walking environments can actually support both economic activity and pedestrian safety by increasing foot traffic.
The group emphasized that most of the space around Zhongzheng and Zhongxiao Elementary Schools is public land, so there’s no need for private individuals to “agree” based on personal interests. Some even suggested sacrificing school campus space for more parking, which the group called a blatant example of car-centric thinking that sacrifices children’s space just to park more cars.
Following a site inspection, the group noted that some streets like Suzhou Street and Shanghai Road have narrow sections, and urged the government to prioritize “pedestrian-first zones” that ensure safety for the next generation while balancing resident access and commercial deliveries. They also recommended:
- Widening narrow sidewalks and corners to improve visibility and prevent illegal parking.
- Implementing hourly progressive parking fees to improve parking turnover.
- Adding clear signage to guide drivers to nearby parking lots and reduce drop-off congestion.
The group pushed back on the idea that “no parking = no business,” saying roads are public spaces, not private parking lots, and businesses shouldn’t offload that cost onto the community. A comprehensive network of safe walking routes that allow children to walk 5–10 minutes to school could reduce traffic chaos, disperse foot traffic, and increase potential customers for local businesses.
They also criticized those who illegally block sidewalks or install ramps and display merchandise on public land, yet still oppose sidewalk improvements meant to protect children. They called out this double standard and said such behavior should be addressed and removed.
Finally, the association emphasized that many parents only drive their kids to school because there are no safe walking routes. But the more cars there are, the more pedestrian space gets squeezed, creating a vicious cycle. They called for an end to excuses like “we can’t park” or “the business district will die,” saying these are just ways to continue externalizing the cost of cars while ignoring children’s safety and public interest.
“We have a responsibility,” they said, “to create a truly safe, human-centered walking environment — for our children, for pedestrians, and for ourselves when we grow old.”
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Always some greedy selfish people. You’ll find a lot of these people a space for garage parking on the ground floor if they want to , but they don’t want to use it for parking or they have two cars. As for businesses meh get with the times
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老外怎麽看待台灣單車建設。台灣也是自行車地獄嗎？ Analyzing Ministry of Transportation on Cycling Infrastructure
Same old story
If they were smart they’d realize wider sidewalks equal more space for their crap to intrude on. win-win.
nitwits
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