Exclusive》Kaohsiung’s “unsignaled intersection car accident” has resulted in more than 1,000 crackdowns at 17 intersections

The police have added speed camera signs to clearly warn of increased enforcement. (Photo by reporter Chen Wenchan)

According to the latest statistics from Kaohsiung City, more than 7,000 traffic accidents occurred at unsigned intersections in the first 10 months of this year. Fengshan District, the most populous district, topped the list with more than 1,000 accidents. Fengshan police targeted 17 roads and stepped up crackdowns on 1,491 cases, 1.5 times more than the same period last year and 7 times in the past January. In conjunction with the online police network, inspections are made every 15 minutes to increase the police attendance rate and remind the public to abide by the law to reduce the occurrence of car accidents.

From this year to October 31 in Gao City, 7,601 traffic accidents occurred at unsigned intersections (sections), causing 23 deaths and 11,072 injuries. The largest number of traffic accidents occurred in Fengshan District, causing 3 deaths and 1,579 injuries. The top three causes of accidents were failure to yield to vehicles in accordance with regulations, failure to maintain a safe distance, and failure to pay attention to safety when starting.

Fengshan police cracked down on 1,491 cases, an increase of 906 cases, or 155%, over the same period last year. Since October 11 alone, they have cracked down on 303 cases, an increase of 266 cases, or an increase of 719% over the same period last year, to prevent car accidents.

The police stepped up efforts to crack down on traffic violations such as failure to stop and start again, such as the intersection of Lane 677 of Wujia 2nd Road and Wujia 2nd Road, and the intersection of Nanguang Street and Tianxing Street. They also installed speed camera signs to clearly warn at 5 locations including the intersection of Wujia 2nd Road and Fengnan Road, the intersection of Wujia 2nd Road and Ziqiang 2nd Road, the intersection of Wujia 1st Road and Qisheng Street, No. 64 of Wujia 2nd Road, and No. 233 of Jianguo 1st Road, and 31 mobile speed cameras were carried out.

The police also adopt a combination of fixed-point watch and dynamic patrol, and conduct simultaneous traffic inspections at more than 10 online police stations every 15 minutes, targeting trouble-prone intersections such as the intersection of Jianguo Road and Qingnian Road Section 2, the intersection of Jingwu Road and Jianguo Road Section 2, the intersection of Nanhua 1st Road and Linhai Road, and Jingwu Road At the intersection of Guangfu Road, the intersection of Nanjing Road and Cathay Road Section 2, the intersection of Zhongshan West Road and Chengcheng Road, the intersection of Guopi Road and Fengding Road, the intersection of Kaixuan Road and Fengding Road, the intersection of Wujia 1st Road and Cathay Road, the intersection of Guangyuan Road and Jingwu Road, etc., high visibility enforcement is adopted to encourage drivers to slow down.

The police stepped up their crackdowns. (Photo by reporter Chen Wenchan)