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‘No traffic violations’ campaign offers a NT$278,000 motorcycle as top prize

From Liberty Times · () Chinese

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  • Taiwan’s Highway Bureau will promote motorcycle safety during September’s Traffic Safety Month, offering free checks at more than 7,000 motorcycle shops from September through December.
  • Eligible motorists with no traffic violations or at-fault road accidents during the campaign period can enter a draw for more than 800 prizes, including 11 motorcycles and iPhones.
  • Officials said motorcycle crashes account for nearly two-thirds of Taiwan’s annual traffic deaths and injuries.

Taiwan is putting motorcycles at the center of this year’s Traffic Safety Month, pairing safety checks with a prize draw aimed at riders who keep a clean record.

The Highway Bureau has invited television actress Chen Pei-chi to serve as the campaign ambassador. More than 7,000 motorcycle shops across Taiwan will offer free checks of tires, lights, brakes and lubricating oil from September through December.

The faster the speed, the greater the danger.

— Chen Shih-kaiTaiwan’s transport minister explained the campaign’s emphasis on speed management.

The “No Traffic Violations” draw will run from September to October. People who hold a valid motorcycle licence, own a currently registered motorcycle and record no traffic violations or road-accident liability during the relevant period can enter. The prizes include 11 motorcycles, including one large motorcycle worth NT$278,000, as well as iPhones, Garmin smartwatches, helmets, shopping vouchers, convenience-store vouchers and coffee gifts. The campaign offers more than 800 prizes worth over NT$2 million in total. More than 200,000 entries had been recorded by 8 a.m., according to the Highway Bureau.

At 60 kilometres per hour, it is equivalent to falling from the height of a five-storey building, and the injuries can be extremely serious.

— Chen Chao-wenThe trauma surgeon described the severity of high-speed crashes.

Transport Minister Chen Shih-kai said about 15 million people in Taiwan hold motorcycle licences, making motorcycles the country’s most numerous and widely used form of transport. Motorcycle-related deaths and injuries account for nearly two-thirds of all traffic deaths and injuries each year, with about 1,700 people affected in last year’s figures.

Officials are also planning traffic-safety festivals in Kaohsiung and Taichung, activities for older people in several counties, and community outreach focused on road rights, slowing down at intersections and yielding. Early applicants who qualify by Sept. 15 can receive two draw chances, while those who register from Sept. 16 through Sept. 30 receive one.

I would not feel annoyed or angry. Instead, I would feel heartbroken, because I used to be a motorcycle rider too.

— Chen Pei-chiThe campaign ambassador discussed seeing motorcycles weave dangerously through traffic.
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Originally published by Liberty Times in Chinese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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