Improvement Plan for Accident-prone Road Sections in Taiwan
- Date：2023-09-20
- Update：2023-09-20
- Department：IOT
Project Overview
With Taiwan’s economic development, changing peripheral road land use and industrial activities, road construction, traffic conditions, and traffic flows continue to shift. As a result, to maintain road safety and effectiveness, as well as to continue to improve road traffic facilities in response to changes in the road environment and traffic conditions. The Taiwan Ministry of Transportation and Communications identifies the Improvement Plan for Accident-prone Road Sections as a critical task for improving road safety every year.
The “Improvement Plan for Road Traffic Order and Traffic Safety” of the Executive Yuan serves as the foundation for this plan. The Ministry of Transportation and Communications has designated it as a long-term task, with the Institute of Transportation committed to launching the first phase of the plan in 1980. As of 2022, 39 phases had been completed, and report formulation and implementation were still ongoing.
This plan focuses on accident-prone road sections within the jurisdictions of the county and city governments as the improvement scope. Beginning the 37th phase, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications has introduced a pertinent subsidy fund mechanism to guide the improvement. Combining the “Examples of Intersection Traffic Engineering Design Based on Accident Types” series of research results of the Ministry of Transportation from 2018 to 2020, as well as the Promotion of “Traffic Safety Engineering Design Guidance for Intersection Based on Accident Types (1/3)”-Special Municipality” in 2021, the road competent authorities are committed to enhancing accident-prone road section improvement technological capabilities. In addition, beginning with the 39th phase of the plan, counties and cities can log in to the MOTC’s road safety information platform to select 20 accident-prone road sections and download relevant data to assist them in reporting on road safety. The Institute of Transportation has been tasked with developing operational examples for county and city governments to use as references for road conditions, traffic characteristics, accident records, and other requirements to list improvement locations. A plan for improvement will be proposed and submitted to the Institute of Transportation for compilation. In addition, beginning with the 40th phase of the plan, the Institute of Transportation has combined accident collision type intersection design examples to promote demonstration plans, the North Center for Transportation Research and Development, the “Improvement Plan for Road Traffic Order and Traffic Safety” promulgated by the MOTC road safety committee, etc., to assist the counties and cities in road safety reports on how to increase road safety improvement momentum.
Research Results
- Over the years, Taiwanese road traffic accident data has been collected and analyzed, including the number of accidents on accident-prone roads, the number of fatalities, and the number of injuries.
- The investigation into accident-prone road sections has been completed. Improvement plans have been submitted to the ministry for approval in the form of reports and have been sent to the respective road competent authorities for implementation.
Result Promotion and Benefits
- The 40th Improvement Plan for Accident-prone Road Sections in Taiwan has incorporated 64 improvement locations in respective counties and cities. The tentative total budget for improvement is NT$26,688,057, with the average improvement funding for each location for a total of NT$417,000.
- Through the “Examples of Intersection Traffic Engineering Design Based on Accident Types,” “The Promotion of “Traffic Safety Engineering Design Guidance for Intersection Based on Accident Types,” and “Implement the Service Upgrade 2.0 Project for the Regional Transportation Research and Development Center” designated plan promotions, the Institution of Transportation’s traffic engineering technology development plan related results over the years have been promoted to first-line traffic engineering practitioners, thereby substantively assisting in improving accident-prone intersections and further refining the technologies for improving accident-prone road sections.Overall, the benefit of achieving the central and local governments' collaboration to improve road traffic safety and reduce traffic accident casualties can be achieved.
Summary of Research Results
Cause analysis technology for accident-prone road sections-accident and collision composition
Research Result Report
- The 38th Project for Improving Accident-Prone Locations in the Taiwan Area (Published in July 2021)
- The 39th Project for Improving Accident-Prone Locations in the Taiwan Area (Published in July 2022)
- The 40th Project for Improving Accident-Prone Locations in the Taiwan Area (Published in July 2023)