Poor visibility makes roadkill out of Yunlin traffic signs
Poor visibility makes roadkill out of Yunlin traffic signs
2024-11-13
Concerns are growing about a road in Yunlin County, where curves are so hard to judge, that even traffic signs have become roadkill! Two road signs have been flattened by repeated hits from drivers unable to corner these turns properly. The flattened signs are next to pedestrian crossings, making the situation even more dangerous. The county government says it has a plan to improve the visibility of the turns, which it hopes will put an end to the crashes and protect everyone on the road.
A traffic sign lies forlornly on a pedestrian refuge island, its post forsaken. This one’s just the same. Is this an organized sign strike?
Member of public
It’s because many people don’t see that bit. They turn straight into it. There’s too big of a hole between that part and the center, and people tend to miss it.
So the signs aren’t neglecting their duties: they’re roadkill! Look closely and you see that they’ve snapped at the bottom. It seems that vehicles have turned the corner carelessly, smashed into the refuge islands, and knocked down the signs in their wake. These road safety signs are the innocent victims of bad driving.
Voice of Tsai Yueh-ju
Yunlin County councilor
This refuge island was placed here, but it doesn’t fulfill its function of providing refuge. So, it’s become a “chassis-killer,” as they say. The most important thing is the safety of pedestrians on the pedestrian crossing, which is very concerning.
These road casualties are on Special First Road in Yunlin’s Beigang Township, on the intersections with Xinde Road and Minyue Road. The intersections have been smashed by many vehicles since they opened six months ago. The signs are in peril, but so are any pedestrians brave enough to use the crossings next to them.
Wang Ling-yao
Yunlin County Public Works Department
The refuge island is probably only about 20 centimeters high, which may not be high enough. As vehicles turn left, it may be difficult to spot the island in your line of sight. We recommend that a reflective bollard is placed at the front edge of the refuge island.
Yunlin County Public Works Department says that the district office will erect such bollards. It hopes they will prevent drivers from falling prey to a blind spot and hitting the island. New traffic signs will also be set up to continue to safeguard road safety.
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最衰交通標示牌?! 北港特一號道路庇護島事故頻傳
2024-11-13
雲林縣北港鎮特一號道路兩處路口，近來，頻傳庇護島交通事故，連帶也讓上頭的交通標示牌，成了"最衰告示牌"，常常被撞，意外成了躺平族！現在議員接獲投訴辦理會勘，縣府交工局則表示，建議公所設立反光立桿，警示駕駛人注意。
庇護島上，這支交通標示牌，沒有堅守崗位，反而當起躺平族，另一頭這支也是，難道揪好一起罷工嗎？
[[民眾]]
“因為很多人沒看到那一塊，他會直接轉彎剛好卡在那裡。因為它離那個中間太大一個洞，大家比較不會去看到。”
原來標示牌兄弟們，並非怠忽職守，而是慘遭路殺，仔細一看，底部有遭攔腰撞斷痕跡，疑似因為車輛轉彎，沒抓準角度，直撲庇護島，而首當其衝就是標示牌，馬路第一排，成了無辜受害者。
[[聲音來源:雲林縣議員 蔡岳儒]]
“設置了這個庇護島，沒有完成庇護的功能，所以也變成人家說的底盤殺手。重點是行人在行人穿越道的安全性，也讓人家非常堪慮。”
最衰交通標示牌，出現在雲林縣北港鎮特一號道路，連接新德路與民樂路，這兩處路口，通車半年來，庇護島遭撞事故頻傳，不僅標示牌危機四伏，一旁就是行人穿越道，一不小心行人可能也會遭殃。
[[雲林縣政府交通工務局長 汪令堯]]
“庇護島它大概只有20公分高左右，疑過低，在左轉的時候，可能視線上較不容易去看到，那我們也建議，可以在庇護島前緣設置反光柱。”
縣府交通工務局表示，公所設立反光立桿，避免因為庇護島過低，駕駛人視線死角，成為撞擊目標，後續再豎立新交通標示牌，繼續上工，守護交通安全。
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