Hou Youyi and the bus drivers confirmed the pointing.

(Photo by reporter Lin Xinhan)

[Reporter Lin Xinhan/New Taipei Report] New Taipei City Mayor Hou Youyi went to Taipei Bus Sihai Station in Tucheng District and Rehabilitation Bus Banqiao parking lot this morning to inspect the driving safety training of electric buses and rehabilitated buses. Hou Youyi mentioned that the traffic volume of buses in New Taipei City It has rebounded to 90% of the pre-epidemic level, with an average daily traffic volume of about 760,000 passengers. He sincerely thanked bus drivers for sticking to the front line of epidemic prevention and implementing driving safety education, so that people can have confidence in the safety of public transportation.

Hou Youyi went to Taipei Bus Sihai Station and Rehabilitation Bus Banqiao parking lot this morning to inspect the driving safety training of electric buses and rehabilitated buses. I am very grateful to the employees of the bus and rehab buses for still sticking to their jobs and providing the best service quality to the citizens.

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Hou Youyi also said that there are currently 142 electric buses in operation in New Taipei City. In line with the 2030 full electric bus policy of the Ministry of Communications, New Taipei City will continue to introduce electric buses to replace diesel buses in the future to reduce the air pollution caused by diesel vehicles driving on the road. , in order to achieve the goal of carbon reduction and net zero emissions.

Li Bowen, chairman of Taipei Bus Transport, pointed out that since 2008, Taipei Bus Transport Group has been promoting eight major safety services, including never exceeding the speed limit, reducing the turning speed to less than 10 kilometers per hour, slowing down at intersections, not running red lights or rushing yellow lights, and closing doors. Start properly, give priority to pedestrians, do not hold passengers, and broadcast station names one by one. In 2013, drivers were educated and trained to implement "pointing confirmation" and give priority to pedestrians when passing through intersections.

In addition to conducting monthly driver education and training courses, and dispatching personnel to conduct fixed-point inspections at places prone to accidents and violations, or taking a secret passenger for inspections, drivers are strictly required to abide by driving safety education to ensure the safety of passengers and other passers-by. Safety.

Zhong Mingshi, director of the Transportation Bureau, said that there are currently 522 rehabilitation buses in New Taipei City, the number of which ranks first in the country. Last year, the number of passengers served reached 1,118,675. There are services for handicapped and visually impaired passengers getting on and off the bus, vehicle maintenance and accident handling, service case sharing and review and improvement, in order to provide passengers with safety-oriented ride services.

The Bureau of Transportation stated that the New Taipei City bus operation service quality assessment has added "driving intersection implementation status indicators" since this year, requiring buses to implement stop and wait polite actions when passing through intersections and crossing pedestrian crossings to maintain pedestrian safety To reduce accidents caused by human error; at the same time, the Transportation Bureau will continue to require bus and rehabilitation bus operators to maintain the current epidemic prevention management measures, implement driver safety education and training, vehicle maintenance and station clearance, and conduct random inspections; also once again We appeal to citizens and friends to wear masks all the way when taking public transportation, to prevent the epidemic together, and to ride with peace of mind.

Hou Youyi thanked bus drivers for sticking to the front line of epidemic prevention and implementing driving safety education, so that the public can have confidence in the safety of public transportation.

(Photo by reporter Lin Xinhan)

Hou Youyi inspected the driving safety education and training of Taipei Bus and Rehabilitation Bus, and thanked the bus drivers for implementing the driving safety education.

(Photo by reporter Lin Xinhan)