It is hard to find a motorcycle space in downtown Changhua, and there is a resurgence of calls for open arcades to park motorcycles.

(Photo by reporter Liu Xiaoxin)

[Reporter Liu Xiaoxin/Changhua Report] There is a severe shortage of parking spaces for motorcycles in downtown Changhua, and the public shouts, "You can't park if you have money." This year, 5,735 parking tickets for motorcycles were issued from January to April alone, a record high The highest record, that is, about 47 tickets are issued every day on average, and the fine for illegal parking of locomotives is 600 yuan, and the total fines for illegal parking of locomotives have reached more than 3.44 million yuan.

According to the statistics of the Traffic Team of Changhua County Police Department, there will be 6,331 cases of illegal parking of motorcycles in Changhua City in 2020, 11,173 cases in 2021, 14,028 cases in 2022, and 5,735 cases from January to April this year , as long as the locomotive is parked on the red and yellow lines, or on the sidewalks and arcades, once the public reports, or the police inspects for violations, they will be billed and fined. , Guangfu Road, Zhongzheng Road, Heping Road, Minzu Road and Xiaoyang Road, etc.

As the number of violations of locomotives has increased year by year, the motorcyclists are screaming. The county councilor Yang Zixian received complaints from the public. He said that because there is a serious shortage of legal motorcycles, there are too few parking spaces for paid motorcycles in the parking lot, and the bus system in Changhua is underdeveloped, it is really bitter.

Yang Zixian pointed out that he will propose a moderate opening of arcade parking for motorcycles at the regular meeting of the county council. Compared with Taichung City's arcades with a width of more than 3 meters, motorcycles can be parked. Take positive measures to solve the problem of people parking motorcycles.

Cai Jiasong, Director of Public Works of the Changhua City Office, said that last year the county government wanted to find a demonstration road section in downtown Changhua. After asking homeowners and shopkeepers in the train station business district, they were all afraid that their arcades would be occupied by motorcyclists for a long time, but no one agreed to try it out.

This year, many village chiefs reported that some homeowners were fined for parking their own motorcycles in their own arcades, which caused widespread public grievances. We will hold another meeting with the county government to discuss. After consulting the homeowners and store owners, we will choose a demonstration Place.

The County Government Transportation Department pointed out that in order to solve the lack of parking space and illegal parking in Changhua City, after discussing with the Changhua City Office, the Changhua City Office will invite the chiefs of the illegal parking hotspots to jointly hold a trial arcade parking motorcycle briefing. After reaching a consensus on the trial section and the area, the county government will conduct on-site surveys, and after confirming that it is correct, it will formulate and announce the opening of the arcade parking area.

It is hard to find a motorcycle space in downtown Changhua, and there is a resurgence of calls for open arcades to park motorcycles.

(Photo by reporter Liu Xiaoxin)