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To keep cars from crossing the center lines at one busy intersection in Tainan’s Rende District, the city put up five flexible collision posts down the center of the road. But after only a couple short weeks, they’ve already been flattened by trucks three times, earning them the title of the unluckiest posts in town.

Taxis and small trucks drive straight through this intersection like usual. But just behind them, this flatbed truck plows directly over the bright yellow posts separating traffic in the middle of the road.

These poor posts are bent at an angle now, all at the same 30 degrees.

Cheng Ching-erh
Chenggong Borough chief
Not long after we installed them, they got run over by a truck. We replaced them the next day, but after installing those, they were bent again by a crane truck.

Cheng said the posts were installed on May 9 and damaged on the very same day. They swapped them out for a new set and installed a surveillance camera to keep watch, capturing a cement truck speeding over them on May 20.

Then again, a truck ran over them on May 25, meaning the posts were destroyed three times in just half a month. What’s worse is that none of the drivers reported the incidents.

Cheng Ching-erh
Chenggong Borough chief
They’ve been replaced twice in 10 days. We’ve pulled the footage to review what happened and will get the police to investigate.

This is the intersection of Baosheng East and Chongde roads in Tainan’s Rende District. Since motorists often make illegal U-turns and cross the center lines here, the city put up these flexible posts to keep everyone in their lanes. While the accident rate has indeed dropped, it comes at the expense of these poor posts.

Member of public
Commenting on incident
Most of them are large trucks. But you can’t put up rigid ones. If a vehicle hit one, it would be dangerous.

The unluckiest traffic posts in the city have already been replaced twice. The borough chief has decided to involve the police to go after the drivers for compensation. He also called on motorists to pay attention while going through this intersection so these hard-working posts can catch a break.

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