Tainan collision posts flattened by trucks three times in two weeks
Tainan collision posts flattened by trucks three times in two weeks
2026-06-05
To keep cars from crossing the center lines at one busy intersection in Tainan’s Rende District, the city put up five flexible collision posts down the center of the road. But after only a couple short weeks, they’ve already been flattened by trucks three times, earning them the title of the unluckiest posts in town.
Taxis and small trucks drive straight through this intersection like usual. But just behind them, this flatbed truck plows directly over the bright yellow posts separating traffic in the middle of the road.
These poor posts are bent at an angle now, all at the same 30 degrees.
Cheng Ching-erh
Chenggong Borough chief
Not long after we installed them, they got run over by a truck. We replaced them the next day, but after installing those, they were bent again by a crane truck.
Cheng said the posts were installed on May 9 and damaged on the very same day. They swapped them out for a new set and installed a surveillance camera to keep watch, capturing a cement truck speeding over them on May 20.
Then again, a truck ran over them on May 25, meaning the posts were destroyed three times in just half a month. What’s worse is that none of the drivers reported the incidents.
Cheng Ching-erh
Chenggong Borough chief
They’ve been replaced twice in 10 days. We’ve pulled the footage to review what happened and will get the police to investigate.
This is the intersection of Baosheng East and Chongde roads in Tainan’s Rende District. Since motorists often make illegal U-turns and cross the center lines here, the city put up these flexible posts to keep everyone in their lanes. While the accident rate has indeed dropped, it comes at the expense of these poor posts.
Member of public
Commenting on incident
Most of them are large trucks. But you can’t put up rigid ones. If a vehicle hit one, it would be dangerous.
The unluckiest traffic posts in the city have already been replaced twice. The borough chief has decided to involve the police to go after the drivers for compensation. He also called on motorists to pay attention while going through this intersection so these hard-working posts can catch a break.
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"最倒楣防撞桿"台南仁德防撞軟桿半個月三度被車輾
2026-06-05
台南仁德區一處交會路口，往來車輛相當多，為了避免駕駛跨越雙黃線，發生危險，相關單位在道路中央裝設分流的5支防撞軟桿，但啟用不到半個月，已經三度被大型車輛輾壓，造成毀損，堪稱最倒楣的防撞桿。
計程車、小貨車，在車道直行通過路口，不過後方這輛大貨車，卻是直接輾過路中央的黃色防撞桿。
只見五支塑膠軟桿被輾過後彎曲，呈現大約三十度的傾斜。
[[台南仁德區成功里長 鄭晴而]]
“防撞桿裝完之後，不久就被我們大貨車給它輾壓過，撞完之後，隔天我們又換上新的，新的之後，又被那個吊車，又輾壓過了一次”
里長說，防撞桿是在5月9號裝設，第一天就已經被撞壞，沒想到才換新，同時在路口裝設監視器後，5月20日就看到水泥車直接高速輾過。
再加上5月25日的大車，等於短短半個月的時間就發生過三次，最可惡的是這些駕駛都直接逃逸。
[[台南仁德區成功里長 鄭晴而]]
“我們在10天以內就換了兩次，調閱監視器畫面，還原真相，讓警方來偵辦辦理”
事發地點就在台南仁德區保生東路與崇德路交會處，因為經常會有違規迴轉或是跨越雙黃線的狀況，因此才會設置防撞桿，只是萬萬沒想到，車禍意外確實少了，但防撞桿卻不斷遭殃。
[[民眾]]
“大部分都是大貨車，可是你不能裝硬的(桿子)，裝硬的萬一撞上去的話(危險)”
堪稱最倒楣的防撞桿，已經修復兩次，里長決定報警，要向車主求償，同時也呼籲駕駛人，行經該路段時務必多放點心思，不要再讓防撞桿，成為被撞桿。
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