CNN certifies that Taiwan's traffic is "notorious" and unfavorable to the tourism kingdom: continuous efforts | Politics

Scheduled taxis overflowed to the intersection and parked illegally, occupying the lane and causing traffic jams.Photo: Provided by New Taipei City Transportation Bureau

After nearly three years of the impact of the epidemic, countries around the world have finally unblocked this year, and the tourism industry has regrouped, welcoming tourists from all over the world. However, a recent CNN report directly pointed out that Taiwan’s traffic is like a hell for travelers, which is not conducive to the development of tourism. In this regard, Minister of Transport Wang Guocai responded that he will continue to work hard.

CNN reported that Taiwan is famous for its gourmet snacks, natural landscapes and hospitality, but its dangerous road traffic problems are “notorious”, including Australia, Canada, Japan, the United States and many other countries. Taiwan’s road conditions.

The U.S. State Department warned on Taiwan’s traffic safety issue, “You must be vigilant to the many locomotives and vehicles in the traffic flow…be careful when crossing the road, because many drivers do not respect the right of way of pedestrians.”

The tourism department of the Canadian government directly issued a special reminder on Taiwan’s traffic on its website: “Cars and motorcycles do not obey traffic rules and run rampant.”

CNN Travel interviewed Mr. Ray Yang, the founder of “Taiwan is a pedestrian hell” in the report. Mr. Yang, who once lived in Melbourne, was shocked by Taiwan’s traffic culture after returning to Taiwan. He bluntly said, “Taiwan’s There is a serious problem in every city, which is the lack of sidewalks and continuous passages for pedestrians.” At the same time, CNN also pointed out in a report that last year, 2,962 people died in traffic accidents in Taiwan, which is equivalent to 12.67 deaths per 100,000 people , about 6 times that of Japan and 5 times that of the United Kingdom.

Regarding CNN’s related reports, Minister of Transport Wang Guocai attended the event on the afternoon of the 7th and said that tourists all over the world agree that traffic safety is very important. The safety of roads and traffic facilities has also been the focus of the government’s improvement in the past few years. They are basically equipped as roads. The parts that cannot be connected by provincial roads and urban roads are now given the same road type. More footpaths and bicycle lanes are also in progress. This part is the focus of the government’s improvement in the past few years. Traffic The department will continue to work hard.