TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Ministry of Transportation unveiled new signs on Monday (Sept. 16) that will be installed in pedestrian priority areas starting in October.
These priority areas are modeled after road designs in Europe and Korea and aim to make roads safer for pedestrians, the ministry said, according to CNA. The signs will remind drivers to reduce their speed and yield to pedestrians in marked zones.
The speed limit in pedestrian priority areas will be set at 20 kilometers per hour. Fines for speeding in these areas will follow the existing regulations that apply to all other roads, according to the Taiwan FactCheck Center.
Drivers will be required to stop and wait for pedestrians to cross before proceeding, and honking will be prohibited in these areas.
Additional proposed safety measures include installing speed bumps and painting road markings at both ends of the zones to remind drivers to slow down and be alert for pedestrians.
