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Liberation Day is an important anniversary in Taiwan. Consecutive holidays often lead to increased traffic on national highways. The Expressway Bureau has implemented high-occupancy control to divert traffic flow.
Traffic diversion measures on national highways during the consecutive Liberation Day holidays - high-occupancy control. (Picture provided by the Gaogong Bureau)
The weekend is the three-day National Liberation Day holiday. The Highway Bureau of the Ministry of Transport announced today (20th) that high-occupancy control measures will be implemented during the Liberation Day holiday. During the two days after the holiday, including October 25th and 26th, period-based high-occupancy control will be implemented on the northbound National Highway 5.
The Gaogong Public Security Bureau also reminded that when traveling on the hilly section of the national highway, you should pay attention to the signs and markings along the route. There is a "Climb Road 150 Meters" notice sign 150 meters before the climb, and a "Slow-speed vehicles keep right" sign at the starting point to instruct slow-speed vehicles to keep right.
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In addition, the High Power Bureau also pointed out that there is a "End of the Hill End" sign on the road section before the end, announcing that the hill is about to end. Some road sections also have special regulations such as "restricted use of large vehicles". Please follow the on-site signs.
The High Commissioner reminded that vehicles driving on the slopes are not allowed to change lanes or overtake at will, and other vehicles are not allowed to occupy or use the slopes to overtake, so as not to interfere with traffic flow and affect driving safety. According to Article 33 of the "Road Traffic Management Punishment Regulations", those who violate the rules for overtaking will be fined not less than 3,000 yuan but not more than 6,000 yuan. In addition, when going uphill via a ramp, you are not allowed to snake forward. Violators may be fined not less than 600 yuan but not more than 1,200 yuan.
Signs related to the climb. (Picture provided by the Gaogong Bureau)
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