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ment to come up with effective measures to suppress dangerous driving, in order to secure the
safety of citizens and maintain traffic order.

(5) Strictly enforcing the regulations of overloading

The NPA launched the plan of supervising local police departments to crack down on over-
loaded dump trucks, requiring every police department to carry out traffic inspections and strictly
enforce the overloading and speeding regulations. The National Highway Police Bureau has also

constantly cooperated with local police departments along the freeway to effectively deter truck-
ers who get off the freeway before weigh stations to bypass inspection.

(6) Ensuring the rights of pedestrians

In 2022, the NPA required all police departments to continue cracking down on drivers who re-
fuse to yield for pedestrians, and pedestrians who violate traffic regulations. The NPA has also made

use of various media, such as bulletin boards, flyers, the Internet, broadcasts, etc., to publicize the
awareness of pedestrians’ rights. In addition, to ensure pedestrians’ safety on the road, the police on
duty shall report to certain traffic engineering agencies for further solutions or maintenance as they
encounter unreasonable traffic facilities (signs,
signals or marked lines).

(7) Continuing the management of taxi drivers

In order to address potential safety prob-
lems caused by taxi drivers, to protect the rights
of legal taxi drivers, and to ensure passengers’
safety, in 2022, the NPA continued to execute

the plan of strengthening taxi-driver manage- Enforcing Traffic Regulations to Protect Pedestrians’
Rights
ment, arranging enforcement of related laws.

(8) Improving the quality of traffic-accident re-

sponse measures
To improve police officers’ professionalism
in analyzing and responding to traffic accidents,

in 2022, the NPA continued to hold seminars
on graded traffic-accident response measures,
cause analysis, and reconstruction of the scene. Responding to a Traffic Accident

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