New Power Party Urges Focus on Child Traffic Issues, Hopes to Halve Casualties by 2030
The New Power Party pointed out that despite the government's traffic safety budget, child traffic casualties have increased by 34% over the past four years. With a sharp rise in bicycle accidents, they called on the government to strengthen child traffic safety measures and set a goal to halve casualties by 2030.
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(CNA, Taipei, 14th, Reporter Wang Yang-yu) New Power Party Chairwoman Wang Wan-yu and others questioned today that although the government has promoted a budget for pedestrian-friendly transportation, the number of child traffic casualties has increased by 34% in the past four years. They called on the government to include "children riding bicycles" in the budget's care, supervise local authorities based on child death and injury rates, and set goals such as "zero child traffic deaths and halving casualties by 2030."
Tomorrow is National Child Safety Day. Wang Wan-yu, along with city council candidates from the Taiwan Statebuilding Party, the Obasan Alliance for Citizen Participation, and the Green Party Taiwan, held a press conference in front of the Chun-Hsien Building of the Legislative Yuan titled "NT$66.4 Billion Road Safety Budget in 4 Years, Yet Child Traffic Casualties Increased by 34%," presenting their proposals.
Wang Wan-yu explained that the central government allocated a NT$66.4 billion budget to improve the "pedestrian hell," of which NT$20 billion from the 4-year, NT$40 billion "Sustainable Improvement of Pedestrian Safety Plan" has been spent, yet the situation of child deaths and injuries has worsened instead of improving.
Wang pointed out that the number of traffic accident casualties among children aged 0 to 12 nationwide has climbed from 9,307 in 2022 to 12,507 in 2025, an increase of over 3,200 people in four years, a 34% rise. Furthermore, while the number of child traffic deaths has remained at 15 to 20 per year over the past four years, the number of injuries has continuously climbed. The most alarming increase has been in child bicycle accidents, which doubled from 726 four years ago to 1,620 last year, showing that the government has neglected "children riding bicycles" while promoting pedestrian-friendly transportation.
Wang Wan-yu urged that the NT$66.4 billion pedestrian-friendly transportation budget must include children riding bicycles. The central government should also supervise local authorities based on relevant child death and injury rates, requiring high-risk counties and cities to propose more proactive improvement plans. A goal of "zero child traffic deaths and halving casualties by 2030" should also be set. (Editor: Zhai Si-jia) 1150514
Tomorrow is National Child Safety Day. Wang Wan-yu, along with city council candidates from the Taiwan Statebuilding Party, the Obasan Alliance for Citizen Participation, and the Green Party Taiwan, held a press conference in front of the Chun-Hsien Building of the Legislative Yuan titled "NT$66.4 Billion Road Safety Budget in 4 Years, Yet Child Traffic Casualties Increased by 34%," presenting their proposals.
Wang Wan-yu explained that the central government allocated a NT$66.4 billion budget to improve the "pedestrian hell," of which NT$20 billion from the 4-year, NT$40 billion "Sustainable Improvement of Pedestrian Safety Plan" has been spent, yet the situation of child deaths and injuries has worsened instead of improving.
Wang pointed out that the number of traffic accident casualties among children aged 0 to 12 nationwide has climbed from 9,307 in 2022 to 12,507 in 2025, an increase of over 3,200 people in four years, a 34% rise. Furthermore, while the number of child traffic deaths has remained at 15 to 20 per year over the past four years, the number of injuries has continuously climbed. The most alarming increase has been in child bicycle accidents, which doubled from 726 four years ago to 1,620 last year, showing that the government has neglected "children riding bicycles" while promoting pedestrian-friendly transportation.
Wang Wan-yu urged that the NT$66.4 billion pedestrian-friendly transportation budget must include children riding bicycles. The central government should also supervise local authorities based on relevant child death and injury rates, requiring high-risk counties and cities to propose more proactive improvement plans. A goal of "zero child traffic deaths and halving casualties by 2030" should also be set. (Editor: Zhai Si-jia) 1150514