Many drivers listened to Internet rumors and wanted to avoid the speed measurement in the section, so they crossed the double yellow line and drove into the opposite lane.

(Photographed by reporter Wu Shengru)

[Reporter Wu Shengru/New Taipei Report] For the safety of the public, the police implemented zone speed measurement and technological law enforcement around the Longdong Tunnel of Taiwan Line 2. However, according to the statistics of the past 50 days, it was found that there were 44 violations of speeding and 386 violations of crossing the double yellow lines. pieces.

Statistics show that many passers-by mistakenly believe the rumors on the Internet, thinking that crossing to the opposite lane can avoid the section speed test. In fact, in addition to being caught for speeding, they will also get an extra ticket.

The police appealed to the public not to cross the opposite lane to avoid danger.

The Ruifang Branch of the New Taipei City Police said that the bends near the 85.8 to 87.5 kilometers of Taiwan Highway 2 are densely packed, often due to excessive vehicle speed, uneven load, or unsecured goods, the goods are scattered on the road after the vehicle overturns, or the vehicle loses control and crashes. For accidents in the opposite lane, in order to reduce the incidence of accidents on the ground, the section speed measurement and technological law enforcement were implemented on December 15 last year.

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According to statistics, since the opening to the end of January this year, a total of 44 speeding tickets have been issued, but the number of cases crossing the double yellow lines is as high as 384. After inquiry, I learned that many passers-by misbelieve the Internet rumors and pointed out that the speed test in the section If you cross to the opposite lane before the finish line, you will not be banned for speeding. Many passers-by use this "remedy" to avoid the speed inspection ban, but unexpectedly get two tickets.

Many of these passers-by did not speed, but wanted to avoid being banned, they still crossed the double yellow lines when there was no traffic in the opposite direction.

Wang Yaohui, chief of the Ruifang Police Sub-district, said that since the use of technology law enforcement, no accidents have been heard on this section of the road so far, which shows that the prevention and control of accidents has achieved good results.

However, the purpose of setting up technology law enforcement is still to prevent traffic violations and accidents, improve driving order, and reduce accidents with the help of technology. It calls on the public to strictly abide by the rules of road use, not to be greedy for speed, and not to violate regulations, so that they can return home safely and avoid Purse bleeding.

Many drivers listened to Internet rumors and wanted to avoid the speed measurement in the section, so they crossed the double yellow line and drove into the opposite lane.

(Photographed by reporter Wu Shengru)

From 85.8 kilometers to 87.5 kilometers on Taiwan Line 2, speed measurement and technological law enforcement were implemented on December 15 last year.

(Photographed by reporter Wu Shengru)