Foreign journalist’s tweet leads to crackdown on riding scooters on sidewalks in Kaohsiung City

police hand out penalty tickets to scooter rider on sidewalk in Kaohsiung City

March 11, 2022March 11, 2022 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Kaohsiung City, scooter

Kaohsiung City police handed out more than 400 tickets to people riding their motor scooters on the sidewalk yesterday after a Polish journalist who resides in the city complained about the problem on Twitter. On Monday morning, March 7, Aviation business correspondent Tomasz Śniedziewski tweeted: “I don’t like to use Twitter to complain but really, the plague of scooter racing on #Kaohsiung pavements is seriously wrong and I wish @KaohsiungCity finally noticed and addressed the problem.” Śniedziewski uploaded a video

Business and Economy

March 3, 2022March 3, 2022 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment electric bus, electric vehicles, Kaohsiung City, tech-industry

Kaohsiung City Mayor Chen Chi-mai said that he looks forward to jointly building the world’s most important electric bus base during a handover ceremony that saw the city taking delivery of the first electric bus produced by Foxconn joint venture Foxtron today, March 3. Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. (TSE: 2354, Foxconn Technology Group) Chairman Liu Young-way said that the delivery was the most important milestone since the company ventured into the electric vehicle industry. Liu noted that 65% of

damaged ambulance and car following collision

Traffic Accidents

March 3, 2022March 3, 2022 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment ambulance accident, Kaohsiung City

Paramedics abandoned their ambulance and wheeled a critically ill patient to the hospital after a collision around 150 meters from the emergency department entrance in Kaohsiung City this morning. At around 4:30 am an Fire Department ambulance carrying a female patient suffering from myocardial infarction collided with a Mercedes Benz sedan at an intersection of Rongzong Road in Zouying District. The driver of the ambulance suffered an injured left hand, and the second paramedic also suffered minor bruising. However, considering

police attempt to administer alcohol breath test on driver

Traffic Accidents

February 19, 2022February 19, 2022 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment drunk driving, drunk-driver, Kaohsiung City

A driver who crashed into motor scooters, injuring two people in Kaohsiung City today, was too drunk to perform an alcohol breath test, and had to be sent to hospital for a blood test instead. At around 3:00 pm, the 57-year-old man, named Shih, crashed head-on into three motor scooters waiting at a red light at the intersection of Benguan Road and Jinding Road. Two of the scooter riders were injured and sent to hospital. The most seriously injured suffered

Crime and Criminals

February 11, 2022February 11, 2022 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment armed-robbery, bank robbery, Kaohsiung City

An armed bank robber attempted to shoot at police officers, but was arrested after his gun jammed and broke apart in Kaohsiung City today, February 11. According to reports, a 50-year-old man named Ye, drove a black Porsche Boxster to a branch of Changhua Bank on Bo’ai Road in Gushan District shortly after noon. Ye entered the bank, threatened a bank teller with a handgun, handed over a plastic bag, and ordered the teller to fill it up with cash.

bullets in case with gun parts and gun oil

Crime and Criminals

January 20, 2022January 20, 2022 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment drunk driving, firearms, Kaohsiung City

Police in Kaohsiung City are investigating a man on suspicion of firearms and weapons crimes after finding 28 bullets in his motor scooter’s under seat compartment following his arrest for drunk driving. Police on a routine patrol in Sinsing District pulled over a 64-year-old man named Hsu after spotting him crossing the stop line at a red light at the intersection of Zili 1st Road and Qixian 1st Road at around 9:20 am yesterday, January 19. Noticing that Hsu smelled

convicted drunk drivers perform community service at mortuary

Society

January 18, 2022January 18, 2022 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment drunk driving, Kaohsiung City

Convicted drunk drivers performed cleaning duties at a public mortuary and funeral home in Kaohsiung City today, following a suggestion from the city mayor that came after a drunk driver plowed into a family of four last month, killing one, and leaving three seriously injured

Traffic Accidents

January 10, 2022January 10, 2022 Phillip Charlier 1 Comment freeway accident, Kaohsiung City, National Freeway, truck-accident

A female passenger in a car was killed instantly, and the driver was injured, after a wheel fell off a truck and bounced into oncoming traffic on National Highway 3 in Kaohsiung City today, December 10. According to Taiwan’s Central News Agency, a semitrailer carrying recyclable materials was travelling southbound when a left rear wheel disconnected from the trailer, and bounced into the northbound lanes at the 384.8 kilometer mark, at around 12:50 pm. The wheel hit a pick-up truck

Society

January 8, 2022January 8, 2022 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment gravel-truck, Kaohsiung City, police-chase

Police fired at a gravel truck’s tires, after the driver refused to stop for a roadside inspection, attempted to ram a police motor scooter, and took to the freeway in an attempt to escape, in Kaohsiung City today, December 8. Two officers from the Gangshan Police station stopped a gravel truck suspected to be overloaded near the Yanchao Interchange in Renwu District at around 10:30 am. However, the 38-year-old driver, named Lu, suddenly attempted to ram one of the police

a firefighter in the foreground and accident site in the background

Traffic Accidents

January 5, 2022January 5, 2022 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment gravel-truck, Kaohsiung City, scooter-accident

Two women traveling on a motor scooter in Kaohsiung City died at the scene of the accident, after being run over by a gravel truck today, December 5. At 11:10 am, a 52-year-old woman, named Yang, and a 68-year-old woman, named Yao, were riding parallel to a gravel truck near the intersection of Renlin Road and Linsen Lane in Renwu District when they fell into the path of the truck on the narrow road. The 59-year-old truck driver, named Yu,

composite image of accident scene and arrested driver

Traffic Accidents

December 26, 2021December 26, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment drunk driving, Kaohsiung City, pedestrian-crossing

One person died and three were injured after a drunk driver hit a family of 4 using a pedestrian crossing in Kaohsiung City this evening, December 26. Witnesses said that a BMW sedan was travelling very fast when it hit the three women and one man in an area crowded with people who had just left a Christmas market on the banks of the Love River in Qianjin District at around 7:20 pm. A 37-year-old woman, named Fan, lost vital

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