In April last year, all-weather driving on the South Circuit Road required headlights to be turned on, which aroused criticism for disturbing the public.

(Photo by reporter Huang Mingtang)

[Reporter Huang Mingtang/Taitung Report] Almost all 4-lane lines are on the 9th line of the Southern Circuit Highway. However, since last year, the General Administration of Highways has stipulated that headlights must be turned on at all times, even in broad daylight. joke.

After county councilor Cai Yuling reported public grievances, the company has announced that only the Daximing Tunnel, Caopu Tunnel and Fenggang Tunnel must be open all day long, and the rest will be excluded. The public will definitely correct the measures in due course.

The South Link Highway runs from Huangye, Taimali Township, Taitung County to Fenggang Section, Fangshan Township, Pingtung County, with a total length of about 90 kilometers. There are billboards and LED horse racing reminders on the entire line to remind passers-by to drive headlights.

Since the formal implementation of fines in April last year, the police have issued more than 500 fines, each with a fine of 1,200 yuan.

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According to the Dawu Works Section of the General Administration of Highways, because the South Link Highway is adjacent to the sea, sometimes wind and waves will affect the driving line of sight. In addition, the speed limit is generally 60 to 70 kilometers per hour, and there are only 3 lanes on the Xinxianglan Road Section. To improve safety, it is stipulated that driving lights must be turned on all-weather.

However, people generally believe that the South Circuit Road is no longer the winding mountain roads of the past. The road conditions are straight and spacious, and it is unnecessary to turn on the lights in the daytime. What the public is dissatisfied with is that even if the daytime running lights turn on automatically, they are not counted as headlights, and fines are still imposed.

County Councilor Cai Yuling recently reflected public grievances about having to turn on the lights in broad daylight during an inquiry in the council, criticizing them for being too disturbing to the people. Specific road sections" Only the Daximing Tunnel (407k+507-407k+184), Caopu Senyong Tunnel (432k+900)-Fenggang (453k+851) must turn on headlights around the clock. The Anshuo-Caopu section of the Taiwan 9-E line of the highway is still winding on old mountain roads, so headlights are also kept on 24/7.

The public thinks that the Tasi-Ming Tunnel is only about 300 meters long, so the headlights should have been turned on originally, and most of the south-to-Pingtung road section has not been widened, so the requirement to turn on the headlights is reasonable. People no longer have to worry about being punished for forgetting to turn on the lights.