1Taiwan

TW1

Education

Graduated Licensure ProgramsStarted1959; 1991

Objective
To equip prospective drivers
with sufficient driving skills
and knowledge so that they
can pass driver’s license
tests and use roads safely

EndedContinued

TW2

Education

New Commercial Driver Training Program

Started2010

Objective
To improve large passenger
vehicle drivers’ skills andknowledge about longdistance, high-speed, andmountain driving

Ended
Continued

TW3

TW5

Commercial Driver Regular Job Training Program

Started2010

Objective
To refresh those drivers’
driving skills and knowledgeof safety and other topics

Participants
Organizers
Large passenger vehicle
Directorate General of Highdrivers who have obtained
ways, MOTC
certificates for coach driving
or highway driving

Education

Commercial Driver Special Training ProjectStarted
2007
Ended
Triggered by fatal accidents

Objective
To improve drivers’ understanding about recent
fatalities in large passengervehicle accidents

Education

Optional short courses

StartedUnknown

Objective
To help road users improvetheir driving skills and traffic
safety knowledge

Ended
Continued

TW6Participants
Organizers
Commercial drivers who have Directorate General of Highobtained large passenger
ways, MOTC
vehicle driver’s licenses but
have no certificates of coachdriving or highway driving

Education

EndedContinued

TW4Participants
Organizers
People who want to obtain a Local Governments, Directodriver’s license
rate General of Highways

Basis in law
Highway Administration
Act; Private Driving School
Administrative Regulation

Description
This program is designed to provide basic training courses
for people who want to obtain driver’s licenses. According to the Act and Regulation, trainees who attend driving
schools (either private or public) need to complete approximately 20-hour or 5-week intensive driving training
courses, depending on the license type (e.g., small car,heavy motorcycle, super heavy motorcycle, etc.). The
courses include in-class and on-road training. Those whochoose not to attend driving school can obtain a learner’s
license and self-train for 3 months, getting on-road driving
experience in the company of a qualified driver; then they
are qualified to attend driver license tests.

Results and assessment

Notes and other information

Conductors
Training Institute of theDirectorate General of Highways, MOTC Taiwan

Basis in law
Transportation EnterpriseManagement Regulation,
Article 19

Description
Results and assessment
This program consists of two subprograms: One targets
large passenger vehicle drivers who have no certificates ofcoach driving, and the other targets large passenger vehicle
drivers who are about to drive on highways. The program
consists of one-day (6 to 6.5 hours) training on mountaindriving safety, traffic rules, accident case studies, vehicle
mechanic, health self-management, and more.

Notes and other information

Conductors
Training Institute of theDirectorate General of Highways, MOTC Taiwan

Basis in law
Transportation EnterpriseManagement Regulation,Article 19

Description
This program is conducted every three years. Participants
are required to attend a six-hour training course held attraining institutes of the Directorate General Highway,
MOTC Taiwan.

Results and assessment

Notes and other information

Participants
Large passenger vehicle
drivers

Organizers
Directorate General of Highways, MOTC

Conductors
Training Institute of theDirectorate General of Highways, MOTC Taiwan

Basis in law
Road Transportation andManagement Penalty Act,
Article 24

Description
This program was conducted twice: once in 2007 and theother in 2009. The reason for initiating the program is normally serious large passenger vehicle accidents. All participants are required to attend a six-hour training course thatcovers general traffic safety knowledge and case studies
regarding the accidents that occurred.

Results and assessment

Notes and other information

ParticipantsRoad users who want to improve their driving skills andtraffic safety knowledge

Organizers
Directorate General of Highways, MOTC

Conductors
Motor Vehicle Offices, DGH,
MOTCBasis in law
None

Description
Results and assessment
The MVOs in Taiwan launch various driving courses everyyear. Various courses are normally offered to meet local
needs. Popular courses in the recent years include bicycle
riding safety (for schoolchildren) and defensive driving, etc.
Some of the courses are free.

Notes and other information

Organizers
Sanyang Industry Co., Ltd.

Conductors
Hsinchu Safety-EducationalCenter

Basis in law
None

Description
The center provides various driving safety courses aimed
especially at commercial drivers. Courses for taxi, company
car, truck, school bus, and ambulance drivers are available.
The center also provides training courses for people whowant to obtain super heavy motorcycle driver’s licenses.

Notes and other information

Education

Hsinchu Safety-Educational CenterStarted
1988

Objective
To help road users, especiallycommercial drivers, improvetheir driving skills and traffic
safety knowledge

Ended
Continued

Conductors
Training Institute of the
Directorate General of Highways, Private Driving Schools

ParticipantsRoad users who want to improve their driving skills andtraffic safety knowledge

Results and assessment

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TW7

Education

Automotive Research & Testing Center

Started
1985

Objective
To help road users improvetheir driving skills and traffic
safety knowledge

EndedContinued

TW8Education & Information
campaign
Started
1989
EndedContinued

TW9TW10TW11Organizers
Conductors
Basis in law
Ministry of Economic Affairs, Automotive Research & Test- None
Ministry of Transportaing Centertion and Communications,
Environmental Protection
Administration, Vehicle
Manufacturers

Objective
To disseminate traffic safetyknowledge, especially information on motorcycle safety

Participants
Organizers
Mostly college and university Yamaha Motor Taiwan Co.,
students
Ltd.

Results and assessment

Notes and other information

Conductors
Yamaha Motor Taiwan
Foundation

Basis in law
None

Description
Results and assessment
The foundation assists local governments in disseminating
traffic safety information especially on campus. It also holds
a competition to choose the designs of traffic slogans andposters every year.

Notes and other information

Conductors
The Jing Chuan Child Safety
Foundation

Basis in law
None

Description
The foundation holds various activities to enhance thesafety of elementary and kindergarten schoolchildren. It
provides training courses and also utilizes media power
to disseminate traffic safety knowledge. The foundation
also works with local governments to improve commuting
environments for schoolchildren.

Results and assessment

Notes and other information

Organizers
Ministry of Education

Conductors
Transportation ResearchCenter of National Chiao
Tung University

Basis in law
Unknown

Description
Results and assessment
This program runs every year normally in March, April, andMay. A committee is organized, and the principal investigator is an professor from the transportation researcher centerof National Chiao Tung University. The committee is divided
into four groups, responsible for the evaluation of traffic
safety education in elementary, junior high, senior highschools, and universities. The evaluation follows a standard
form that covers the plan, do, check, and act cycle of traffic
safety education.

Notes and other information

Organizers
Ministry of Education

Conductors
Transportation ResearchCenter of National Chiao
Tung University

Basis in law
Unknown

Description
This conference is held twice a year. Traffic safety experts
are invited to give talks about the latest traffic safety
information. For example, the topic of last year’s conference was how to comprehensively evaluate traffic safety
education at all levels of schools. The conference is also aplatform for school and university staff to exchange ideasand experience.

Results and assessment

Notes and other information

Organizers
Ministry of Education

Conductors
Transportation ResearchCenter of National Chiao
Tung University

Basis in law
Unknown

Description
This program aims to recognize those who contribute totraffic safety every year, including organizations, schools,universities, and individuals (e.g., volunteers who escort
school children to school). In addition to monetary rewards
and medals, administrative awards are given to people incharge at the winning organizations.

Results and assessment

Notes and other information

The Jing Chuan Child Safety Foundation

Started1993Ended
Continued

Objective
Participants
Organizers
To improve the safety of chil- Elementary and kindergarten The Jing Chuan Child Safety
dren safety and enhance the schoolteachers and children Foundation
traffic safety knowledge andeducation of schoolteachers

Education

National Traffic Safety Education Evaluation Program

Started
1990
EndedContinued

Objective
To examine the quality of
traffic safety education at
all levels of universities andschools

Education

Road Safety Annual Conferences

Started
2004

Objective
To provide the latest traffic
safety information to schools
and universities

Participants
All levels of universities
and schools, National RoadTraffic Safety Commission,
Traffic Safety Experts

Participants
All levels of universities
and schools, National Road
Traffic Safety Commission,
Traffic Safety Experts

OtherGolden Traffic Safety AwardStarted
1990

Objective
To recognize organizations,schools, universities, andindividuals who contribute totraffic safety

Ended
Continued

Description
The focus of the center is vehicle manufacturing; several
advanced vehicular safety techniques have been invented,
including a lane deviation warning system. The center also
provides driving safety courses on things like defensivedriving.

Yamaha Motor Taiwan FoundationInformation campaign

EndedContinued

TW12ParticipantsRoad users who want to improve their driving skills andtraffic safety knowledge

ParticipantsNational Road Traffic
Safety Commission, winningschools, universities, andtraffic safety contributors

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TW13

Information campaign

Traffic Safety Information Radio Broadcasting Program

Started
2011

Objective
To reduce aberrant driving
behavior

Participants
Local police bureaus or departments and the media

Organizers
National Police Agency

Conductors
Basis in law
Police officers and the media Unknown

Description
Results and assessment
In this program, police officers are organized into “TrafficSafety Promotion Groups.” These groups provide the latest
traffic safety information and violation behavior that would bepunished with severe penalties. Broadcasting programs are thecommon channel for them to distribute the information. They
also attend community activities to promote traffic safety.

Notes and other information

Conductors
Basis in law
Police officers and the media Unknown

Description
Results and assessment
Aberrant driving prevention programs began decades ago.
The target aberrant driving behavior has evolved dependingon the significance of the type(s) of aberrant driving behavior
in recent years. This program has covered, for example, drunk
driving, speeding, and tailing, etc. Recently, the focus has
been shifted to young adults, especially motorcycle drivers.
The primary approach is increasing enforcement intensity.

Notes and other information

Conductors
Basis in law
Police officers and the media Road Transportation andManagement Penalty Act,
Article 31

Description
This program is designed to get back-seat passengers,
including children and infants, to wear seat belts or appropriate safety equipment to reduce the severity of trafficcrashes. Local police bureaus spent six months to one year
promoting the new regulation and then started enforcement in 2012.

Results and assessment

Notes and other information

Conductors
Local governments and senior education centers

Basis in law
Unknown

Description
This program was created based on the elderly education
white paper of the Ministry of Education. The MOTC tappeda national university to develop a series of elderly traffic
safety education materials in 2010. Since 2011, the MOTC,
together with the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministryof Education, has worked to promote the traffic safety
education materials via local communities such as senioreducation centers.

Results and assessment

Notes and other information

Conductors
Local governments and theJing Chuan Child Safety
Foundation

Basis in law
Unknown

Description
The first five years of the program (2004 - 2008) focused
Results and assessment
on improving the health of elementary schoolchildren,
especially by reducing the problem of being overweight (orobese). After that, some local governments (e.g., the Taoyuan County government) worked with foundations like theJin Chuan Child Safety Foundation to continue this program.
They normally combine the “Walking to School” programwith the “Improving the Commuting Environment” program.

Conductors
Elementary and junior highschools, the media, the Jing
Chuan Child Safety Foundation

Basis in law
Unknown

Description
Results and assessment
To enhance pedestrian safety, the government selected
some areas as “Giving Way to Pedestrians Demonstration
Areas,” where the traffic engineering was observed and redesigned to be pedestrian friendly, and police enforcement
was also enhanced. Together with the demonstration areas,
the government also designed flags for elementary schoolchildren. These flags are used by elementary schoolchildren
when crossing roads and intersections.

Ended
Continued

TW14

Enforcement

Aberrant Driving Prevention Program & Young Drivers’ Aberrant Driving Action Plans

StartedUnknown

Objective
To reduce aberrant driving
behaviors in young adults

Participants
Local police bureaus or
departments

Organizers
National Police Agency

Ended
Continued

TW15

Information campaign

Car Driver, Frontal and Back Seat Passenger Fasten Seatbelt Action Plan

Started
2011

Objective
In addition to car drivers andfront-seat passengers, thisnew article requires backseat passengers (includingchildren and infants) to wear
seat belts.

Ended
Continued

TW16Education

Elderly Road Users Traffic Safety Education Program

Started2010

Objective
Considering Taiwan’s fast
aging population, thisprogram works to promote
safety education for elderlypeople.

Ended
Continued

TW17

Education, and Information
Campaign
Started
2005
EndedContinued

TW18

Participants
All vehicles, including cars,trucks, and school buses,etc.

Education, Enforcement,
and Information Campaign
Started
2010
Ended
2011

Organizers
National Police Agency

Participants
Organizers
Ministry of Education, MinMinistry of Transportation
istry of Transportation andand Communications
Communications, Ministry ofthe Interior, local governments (including all relatedbureaus), communities, traffic safety experts

Walking to School Promotion Program
Objective
The original goal was topromote “walking to school”
to improve children’s health(e.g., reducing the bodymass index value)

Participants
Organizers
Local governments (includMinistry of Education
ing all related bureaus), children, parents, communities,
the Jin Chuan Child Safety
Foundation, and traffic
safety experts, etc.

Notes and other information

Giving Way to Pedestrians and Safety Flag Promotion Program
Objective1) To educate elementary and junior high school
children in the correct wayto cross roads and intersections;2) To enhance driver awareness of pedestrian safety,
especially that of children

Participants
Organizers
Drivers and pedestrians, par- Ministry of Transportation
ticularly elementary school
and Communications
childrenNotes and other information

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TaiwanTW19Information campaign

Schoolchildren Commuting Environment Improvement Program

Started
2005

Objective
To improve the commuting
environment for elementaryschool students by integrating resources from schools,parents, governments, andexperts

Ended
Continued

TW20

TW21

Information campaign

Young Motorcyclists Safe Driving Program

Started
2006
Ended
Continued

ObjectiveParticipants
To promote safe motorcycle College, university, and sendriving especially for adoles- ior high school students
cents and young adults oncampus

Education

Bicycle Safe Riding Education Program

Started
2004

Objective
Participants
To enhance young schoolchil- Elementary and junior highdren’s physical abilities and school students
improve their healthEnded
Continued

TW22Conductors
The Jing Chuan Child Safety
Foundation

Basis in law
Unknown

Description
Results and assessment
This program was initiated by the foundation. Since 2005,
the foundation has cooperated with local governments toimprove the commuting environment for selected elementary schools every year. The foundation has also developed amanual for elementary schools to examine their commuting
environments and how to improve them. The government
and foundation have also designed a series of slogans toeducate drivers in the media.

Notes and other information

Organizers
Conductors
Local governments, universi- Instructors from the Yamahaties and schools, and theMotor Education Foundation
Yamaha Motor Education
Foundation

Basis in law
None

Description
Since 2006, the Yamaha Motor Education Foundation has
trained over 50,000 students in safe motorcycle operation. By providing instructors and motorcycle equipment,
the foundation aims to give adolescents and young adults
a proper grounding in the correct concepts and skills formotorcycle driving. Recently, the main topic has been
defensive driving.

Results and assessment

Notes and other information

Organizers
Ministry of Education, Sports
Affairs Council, Ministry ofTransportation and Communications, Ministry of theInterior, local governments
and police bureaus, bicycle
producers, travel agencies

Conductors
Local governments andpolice bureaus, bicycle producers, travel agencies

Basis in law
Unknown

Description
Results and assessmentIn 2004 and 2009, the Ministry of Education publishedthe Bicycle Manual for Elementary and Junior High School
Teachers and the Bicycle Learning Manual for Junior HighSchool Students Safety Education, respectively. These two
manuals introduced basic knowledge about bicycles and bicycle safety. Meanwhile, all the participants held a numberof activities to promote bicycle usage and bicycle safety. For
example, the Sports Affairs Council held “Coming of Age
Ceremonies” in which riding a bicycle safely is a requirement for being a young adult.

Notes and other information

Conductors
Motor Vehicle Offices, DGH,
MOTCBasis in law
Unknown

Description
Unlike other countries, Taiwan has not had an appropriate
graduated licensing program for motorcyclists; they haveto acquire motorcycle driving experience by trial and error.
To resolve the issue, the Directorate General of Highways ofTaiwan initiated a pilot program in 2013 to train motorcyclists who have received their license for the first time. The
two-hour training program is free.

Results and assessment

Notes and other information

Conductors
Motor Vehicle Offices, DGH,
MOTCBasis in law
Unknown

Description
Results and assessment
Considering the increasing significance of the elderly
drivers’ safety issue, this program provides smart cards precharged with NT$500 in advance for drivers over the ageof 70 who are willing to give up their licenses. These smart
cards can be used to take public transportation such as themass rapid transit, and buses.

Notes and other information

Education

Motorcycle Beginning Riders’ Safe Driving Training Program

Started2013

Objective
To enhance novice motorcycle riders’ safe driving
techniques

Ended
Pilot program

TW23Participants
Organizers
The Jing Chuan Child SafetyLocal governments
Foundation, elementaryschools, parents, local governments (including transportation, education, public works,and police bureaus, etc.), andtraffic safety experts (mostlyuniversity professors)

Participants
Organizers
Drivers who get their motor- Directorate General of Highcycle driver’s licenses for the ways, MOTC
first time

Other

Free Convenience Card Program

Started2013

Objective
To encourage elderly drivers
to give up their drivers’
licenses and shift to publictransportation

Ended
Pilot program

Participants
Elderly drivers

Organizers
Directorate General of Highways and New Taipei CityGovernment5Taiwan

TW24

Education

Elderly Traffic Safety Instructor Training Program

Started
2011

ObjectiveParticipants
Seeing the lack of elderly
Prospective elderly traffic
traffic safety instructors,
safety instructors
this program aims to train as
many as prospective instructors as possible so that they
can go back to their communities to disseminate traffic
safety knowledge and skills
to elderly road users.

Ended
Continued

TW25

Information campaign

Genesis Social Welfare Foundation

Started1986

Objective
The aim of the foundation
is to take care of impoverished people in a persistentvegetative state (PVS)

EndedContinued

Participants
Schools

Organizers
Ministry of Transportation
and Communications

Conductors
Aging and Education
Research Center, National
Chung Cheng University ofTaiwan

Basis in law
Unknown

Description
Results and assessment
This program has been operating for three years. Every
year, the program sponsors a nationwide, two-day training
course through which traffic safety experts and experienced
instructors share their experience with prospective instructors.

Notes and other information

Organizers
Founded by Mr. Cao Ching

Conductors
Schools

Basis in law
None

Description
Results and assessment
Recognizing that traffic injuries are responsible for a certain
portion of PVS sufferers, the foundation has been going tocampuses to promote safe driving by highlighting information about real cases of PVS in their activities.

Notes and other information