The Hsinchu City Government announced five accident-prone intersections last year, of which Gongdao 5th Road and Ciyun Road topped the list with 41 accidents.

(Photo by reporter Hong Meixiu)

[Reporter Hong Meixiu/Hsinchu Report] The Hsinchu City Government today announced 5 accident-prone intersections last year. The police department stated that the statistics of the accident-prone intersections in Zhushi City are based on the Road Safety Information Platform of the Ministry of Communications, including accident patterns, accident types, and collision patterns. Research and develop improvement plans, among which the 5 most accident-prone intersections are Gongdao 5th Road and Ciyun Road 41, Zhonghua Road and Jingguo Road (South) 34, Jinshan Street and Jieshou Road 32, Ciyun Road and Puding Road 31 29 pieces on Xida Road, Food Road, and Baoshan Road.

Mayor Gao Hongan said that he has requested that these five accident-prone intersections be included in the traffic improvement team, and should propose an improvement plan for the accident-prone intersections.

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The traffic department of the municipal government stated that the common characteristics of these five accident-prone intersections are the intersections with large traffic volume and large intersections. It is expected that the focus of improvement will include channeling lines, extending separation islands, reducing the intersection area, and increasing guide lines. Clarify the driving line and eliminate the conflict of the moving line; in addition, for the safety of pedestrians, shelter islands, sidewalks at corners and line retreats will be set up.

Among them, Gongdao 5th Road, Ciyun Road, Zhonghua Road, and Jingguo Road (South) have been subsidized by the Construction and Construction Administration of the Ministry of the Interior to improve the accident-prone intersections. The improvement plan is still being developed and the improvement is expected to be completed by the end of this year.

The other three are all at the junction of the Hsinchu Science Park, and will cooperate with the Hsinchu Science Park Administration to improve the accident-prone intersections.

The Department of Communications stated that in addition to improving the above five intersections, the traffic improvement in the park and accident-prone intersections (sections) have been included in the traffic improvement team's agenda, and combined with law enforcement, education, and publicity strategies, a multi-pronged approach has been adopted to reduce traffic accidents. Accident casualties, improve road safety.

The Hsinchu City Government announced five accident-prone intersections last year, of which Gongdao 5th Road and Ciyun Road topped the list with 41 accidents.

(Photo by reporter Hong Meixiu)

The Hsinchu City Government announced 5 accident-prone intersections last year, of which Gongdao 5th Road and Ciyun Road topped the list with 41 accidents.

Hsinchu Mayor Gao Hongan also instructed today to be included in the traffic improvement team to manage the improvement progress.

(Photo by reporter Hong Meixiu)