Painted sidewalks separating traffic reduce accidents by 25%
Painted sidewalks separating traffic reduce accidents by 25%
2026-11-02
To improve traffic flow and make the streets safer for pedestrians, the Kaohsiung Transportation Bureau has begun painting dedicated walkways in areas with heavy traffic and no physical sidewalks. Using bright green paint and clear text separating pedestrians from traffic, people report feeling safer without vehicles darting around them. Data kept by the city show that the design reduces vehicle speeds by 10%, and cuts accidents by 25%.
The area near Zuoying HSR Station is always crowded with pedestrian and vehicle traffic, especially during rush hour on weekdays. But now, as pedestrians step onto Chongxin Road, they see an expanse of bright green pavement, clearly labeled to say it’s a sidewalk. When walking here, they won’t encounter oncoming traffic.
- We definitely need a sidewalk, because the traffic is very...
- There’s a lot of cars?
- Yeah, yeah.
Member of public
Pedestrian
It offers protection to pedestrians, which is great. Sometimes people park all over the place. But this protects the people walking. It’s a very nice idea.
Member of public
Pedestrian
It’s certainly safer. With this, cars and scooters won’t park wherever they want.
By painting the pavement to delineate vehicle and pedestrian zones, installing posts at corners to keep cars out, reminding drivers to be vigilant, and using parking spaces as a buffer, it gives pedestrians an added layer of security.
So far, Kaohsiung has painted 159 sections stretching for 18.1 kilometers. 35 of these sites are by schools.
Huang Jung-hui
Kaohsiung Transportation Bureau deputy director
When painting sidewalks, we study a few key areas, like schools, transit hubs, stations, hospitals, and markets. After making the improvements, we found that vehicles will slow down by about 10% when passing by these zones. Comparing traffic data on Chongxin Road from before and after the improvements, overall accidents decreased by about 25%.
Simply by painting the pavement green for pedestrians can provide everyone with a safer path to wherever they’re going.
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高雄市劃設標線型人行道 落實"人車區隔"事故減少25%
2026-11-02
為改善交通與行人安全，高雄市交通局針對人潮較多、沒人行道的區域，劃設標線型人行道，以鮮明綠色鋪面與專用標字區隔人行道，行人說，走路區域沒車竄來竄去，確實安全許多，交通局統計能讓經過的車速降低10%，事故也減少25%。
左營高鐵站人潮來來往往，即使是平日上班時間，車也是相當多，行人一走到重信路，眼前這道以鮮明綠色鋪面，和寫上人行道的標線型人行道，走在上頭，讓行人不必與車流爭道。
-一定是要有人行道，因為這邊交通還蠻...
-蠻多車的?
-對對對
[[民眾]]
“對行人是一個保障，很好啊，因為有些有時候可能有人都會亂停，這個是保護行人，我覺得立意很好。”
[[民眾]]
“一定比較安全的，這樣才不會有機車或汽車亂停的狀況。”
透過標線區隔人車動線，轉角處加裝實體車阻避免車輛入侵，提醒駕駛人行經時提高警覺，也利用路邊停車格，隔開行人和路上行駛車輛，讓行人多一分保障，
高雄市統計標線型人行道完成159處，總長18.1公里，其中校園周邊佔35處。
[[高雄市交通局副局長 黃榮輝 ]]
“畫標線人行道，我們會主動來檢視一些重要地方，那地方大概就有說學校或是交通的節點，車站或是醫院或市場，改善之後我們發現車子到這個區域來，它都會降速大概降個速度大概百分之十。我們在重信路的標線型人行道設置完，之前跟之後比較，大概整個事故的降低，大概百分之二十五。”
標線型人行道為行人劃出通行空間，也讓回家的路，能走得更安心。
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