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What does '禮讓行人' mean in Taiwan?
禮讓行人 (lǐràng xíngrén) means yield to pedestrians. Taiwan’s transport ministry made it the country’s road-safety slogan after international media (CNN, BBC) called Taiwan a 行人地獄 (pedestrian hell). New laws since 2023 punish drivers who don’t stop at crosswalks; the term shows up on signs, billboards, and police PSA campaigns.
This Taiwanese safety skit walks pedestrians through the obstacle course of a Taipei intersection. A character protests as drivers ignore the green: « 都不會禮讓行人嗎 » (don’t they yield to pedestrians?). Another shouts: « 可惡,連這也不安全了嗎 » (damn, even this isn’t safe?). Underground passages get called « 通往地獄的道路 » (the road to hell).
- ▸On Taiwanese news coverage of road safety on TVBS, 三立新聞, and 民視新聞 where reporters cover 禮讓行人 enforcement
- ▸In Taiwanese government PSA campaigns from the 交通部 (Ministry of Transportation) and the 內政部警政署 (National Police Agency)
- ▸In international-media coverage by CNN and BBC News when reporters call Taipei a 行人地獄
- ▸In Taiwanese driver-license exam prep on the 監理服務網 (MVDIS portal) where new tests grill applicants on pedestrian-priority rules