The People's Caucus of the Legislative Yuan held a press conference this morning, calling on the government to propose a draft "Basic Traffic Safety Law" as soon as possible, recommending reference to the "green sidewalk" experience of former Taipei Mayor Ke Wenzhe to reduce the probability of accidents.

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[Reporter Huang Jingyu/Report from Taipei] The Ministry of Communications recently announced that the death toll in traffic accidents will reach 3,085 in 2022, a record high in 10 years, and the number of occurrences and casualties will reach a record high.

The People's Party Group of the Legislative Yuan held a press conference this morning. In order to promote the safety of the people of Taiwan, tourism, investment and investment, the government should put forward the draft "Basic Traffic Safety Law" as soon as possible, and strengthen road safety education for road users. It should also refer to former Taipei Mayor Ke Wenzhe. The "green sidewalk" experience in the city to reduce the accident rate.

Qiu Chenyuan, general secretary of the party group, said that the number of accidents last year exceeded 370,000, and the number of deaths and injuries exceeded 500,000, both of which were the highest in history. The population of Japan is 5.3 times that of Taiwan. In 2022, there will be a total of 2,610 traffic deaths, far lower than that of Taiwan. The government should seriously refer to the Japanese government's policy, implement the "Vision of Zero Traffic Deaths", and formulate the "Basic Law on Traffic Safety".

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Qiu Chenyuan pointed out that Ke Wenzhe's eight years of experience in Beishi governance are the best reference for the government. The Ke City Government starts from the concept of creating a better walking environment, guiding compliance with traffic rules, improving walking comfort, and enhancing environmental awareness. Taipei City The safety of civilian roads has been significantly improved. We call on the government to stop chanting slogans, abandon sectarianism, and make good use of existing effective plans from local governments to ensure the safety of people traveling across the country.

Taipei City Councilor Chen Youcheng also suggested that when Ke Wenzhe was the mayor of Taipei in 2015, he started to promote the "Neighborhood Traffic Improvement Plan" to allow green sidewalks to go deep into the neighborhood alleys. Safety, he pointed out that after Taipei City promoted the traffic improvement plan in August 2015, the number of pedestrian traffic accident deaths in Taipei City in 2016 was 54. In the densely populated New Taipei City, 59 pedestrians died in traffic accidents in 2016, and the number will drop slightly to 50 in 2022. Although there are ups and downs, the overall pedestrian safety has not improved significantly. The green sidewalks in Taipei City have achieved remarkable results and should be promoted nationwide.