Department of Information and Tourism, Taipei City Government

The Taipei City Department of Transportation (DOT) announced that the 2025 Traffic Safety Month is being held together with World Car Free Day. The DOT encourages residents to commute and travel using green transportation to help create a safer and more friendly traffic environment. Citizens are encouraged to use public transit, walk, or cycle, and pedestrians are reminded to follow traffic rules, stay focused, and avoid using mobile phones while walking. Drivers are also urged to slow down and yield to pedestrians to make safety the top priority.

The DOT noted that the city continues to implement many initiatives to improve the pedestrian environment, including redesigning intersections, connecting walking routes, removing sidewalk obstacles, adding modular speed bumps, and building physical sidewalks and barriers. Through the “Yielding Culture 2.0” campaign, the city aims to strengthen public awareness of “pedestrian first” and promote a safer, people-centered traffic culture.

With this year’s activities linked to World Car-Free Day, the city hopes residents will reduce carbon emissions through action. “Once you get out of the car, everyone becomes a pedestrian.” The campaign raises safety awareness across all ages and encourages young people and families to participate together. By integrating correct traffic-safety habits into family life, the city hopes younger generations will also influence older family members and help foster better traffic safety behavior across society.

The DOT again reminds drivers to manage their speed and always yield to pedestrians. “Leave home with joy, return home safely, that is the only road to happiness.” Together, let us build a more livable Taipei through safe, low-carbon, and friendly transportation choices.