The Shuiyuan Expressway is straight, and drivers tend to ignore the speed limit during off-peak hours and violate the regulations.

(Photo by reporter Cai Sipei)

[Reporter Cai Sipei/Taipei Report] Nine out of ten car accidents are fast. The Taipei City Police Department has installed fixed technological law enforcement equipment at 142 locations to ban speeding vehicles.

Last year, a total of 320,000 violations were banned. Among them, the speed camera king located on the "Shuiyuan Expressway (South)" issued more than 20,000 fines a year, and the fines earned at least 28.41 million yuan, with an average of 64 banned per day.

The Suyuan Expressway is straight and straight, and drivers tend to ignore the speed limit during off-peak hours and violate the regulations. In 2021, Taipei City has the second highest number of banned speed cameras. Last year, it became the king of speed cameras with 23,676 bans.

The speed camera pole located at "Lane 29, Section 2, Yangde Avenue (downhill direction)" ranked second with 18,854 banned cases last year. It is located close to Cultural University and Yangmingshan. There are students on weekdays and tourists on holidays, and it goes down the mountain There are curves, and there are often people who drive down the hill without slowing down, and wait until the corner to brake suddenly, causing the vehicle to lose control. There have been major car accidents. Now there are 4 speed levers on Yangde Avenue.

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It is worth noting that the king of speed cameras in 2021, "Huanhe North Road, Section 3, Hulu Street (to the north)", dropped to third place last year, with 18,548 banned cases and a reduction of about 13,000 speeding cases. The river embankment, coupled with the wide road surface, is close to the America Expressway, so it is still easy for drivers to drive too fast.

The speed camera poles are located at No. 240, Section 5, Roosevelt Road, in front of No. 325, Mingshui Road, Civic Avenue and Dongning Road (west to east), Gezhi Junior High School, Section 4, Yangde Avenue (downhill), and No. 303, Bei'an Road. Last year, more than 10,000 violations were recorded respectively.

There were 330 speeding and out-of-control accidents in Taipei City last year, resulting in 6 deaths and 409 injuries.

The Traffic Police Brigade of the Taipei City Police Bureau reminded that the establishment of speed measurement technology to enforce the law is to reduce the occurrence and severity of traffic accidents. Drivers are urged to drive according to the speed limit, pay attention to speed management at all times, and have sufficient time to respond to emergencies, and Make sure you and others are driving safely.