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

(Photo by reporter Huang Mingtang)

Daximing Tunnel, Caopu Tunnel and Fenggang Tunnel keep lights on throughout the day. People must follow public opinion.

[Reporter Huang Mingtang/Report from Taitung] Nearly all four-lane lines of the Ninth Route of the South Circuit Highway are four-lane. However, since last year, the General Administration of Highways has stipulated that headlights must be turned on at all times, even in broad daylight, which has been criticized as a nuisance to the people.

The company has announced the amendment. Only the Daximing Tunnel, Caopu Tunnel and Fenggang Tunnel must be open all day long, and the rest are excluded. The public will definitely correct the measures in due course.

Since April last year, more than 500 fines have been issued for forgetting to turn on the lights

The Southern Link Highway runs from Huangye, Taimali Township, Taitung County, to Fenggang, Fangshan Township, Pingtung County. The total length is about 90 kilometers. There are billboards and electronic billboards along the entire line to remind passers-by to drive with 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.

According to the Dawu Works Section of the General Administration of Highways, the south-link highway is adjacent to the sea, and sometimes wind and waves can affect the driving line of sight. In addition, the speed limit is generally 60 to 70 kilometers per hour, and the Xinxianglan section has only three lanes. Note that 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.

The section from Anshuo to Caopu of the Old South Backlink must be open all day

County Councilor Cai Yuling recently reflected public grievances about the need to turn on the lights in broad daylight during the parliamentary questioning, criticizing them for being too disturbing to the people. After the review by the highway unit, it was announced and amended on the 28th, and the Taijiu Line of the South Circuit Road was included in the "specific road sections that must be turned on in weather" "Only the Daximing Tunnel and the Caopu Senyong Tunnel-Fenggang have to turn on the headlights around the clock. In addition, the section from Anshuo to Caopu on the Taijiuwu Line of the old South Link Highway is still an old winding mountain road. Keep your headlights on 24/7.

The public thinks that the Tasi-Ming Tunnel is only about 300 meters long, and that the tunnel should have turned on the lights. Most of the south-to-Pingtung road section has not been widened. It is reasonable to stipulate that the headlights should be turned on. Certainly, people no longer have to worry about being punished for forgetting to turn on the lights.