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Pedestrian accidents lead Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je to consider changing regulations

Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je this morning presided over a report regarding the city’s traffic. It was revealed that the number of pedestrians injured by vehicles last month was more than 100, with more than half of the accidents being blamed on the motorists. This led Ko to say that Taipei City may not be safe for walking as he suggested a ban on turning right on red lights in the interests of protecting pedestrians. Taipei City’s streets are crowded with cars, with some sections even seeing cars turn right at red lights, giving pedestrians who are crossing the road quite a fright. I''m afraid to cross the road. This is especially true when cars are turning as they don’t make way for pedestrians. According to Taipei City traffic data, last month, there were a total of 139 pedestrian accidents involving cars, with more than half due to no fault of the pedestrian. Ko was deeply moved upon reviewing such data.Ko Wen-jeTaipei Mayor The largest number of pedestrian accidents have occurred when the pedestrian is innocent of wrongdoing and has been hit (by a motorist.)This indicates that Taipei City isn’t a safe environment for pedestrians. A lot of people have told me that canceling right turns on a red light can solve a lot of problems.At present, Taipei City has a total of 193 intersections where a right-turn signal appears in conjunction with a red light. If there was a total ban on such turns, many worry if drivers could accept the potential disruption to traffic.