Transportation ministry and hospital urge full-face helmets｜Taiwan News

Bilingual text here: https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026918W07EA?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description 雙語文字版: https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026918W07EA?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description Our official website: ➔ https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/ Follow us on Facebook: ➔ https://www.facebook.com/ftvformosanews X (Twitter): ➔ https://x.com/FTV_Taiwan_News To promote scooter safety, the transportation ministry recently held a news conference with the Taichung Veterans General Hospital. Hospital staff shared their experience treating injuries from traffic accidents, urging scooter drivers to stay focused and wear full-face helmets. The ministry is offering subsidies for driving training and safety education on school campuses. A young man with a broken leg sits in a wheelchair, sharing what happened in his recent accident. He was driving a scooter one evening and crashed while distracted, but his full-face helmet protected him from head injuries. Mr. Tsai Student Helmets are really important. I hit my chin in the accident, so if I was wearing an open-face helmet, I might have broken more than my leg. The full-face helmet protected my chin. Looking at trauma data in 2025, the Taichung General Veterans Hospital said nearly half of 18-year-olds brought in for trauma injuries were hurt in scooter accidents. People aged 18 to 24 accounted for 22.4% of all scooter accident injuries, the most of any age group. To promote traffic safety, the transportation ministry held a news conference with the hospital on accident prevention. Chen Yen-po Deputy Transportation Minister Traffic safety requires everyone to do their part. The injuries medical staff see in hospital emergency rooms provide valuable feedback on how to educate people about using vehicles correctly. Fu Yun-ching Hospital superintendent Hospital emergency rooms are on the front lines, treating lots of traffic injuries every day. It’s heartbreaking to see young people injured or even killed. Everyone should make sure to wear full-face helmets. The doctor emphasized that simply wearing a helmet is not enough. Drivers need full-face helmets that provide complete protection. The ministry said it has invested in infrastructure improvements and strengthened road safety awareness among young people, hoping to instill safe driving habits from an early age. For more Taiwan news, tune in: Mon to Fri at 9:30 pm on Channel 152 Tue to Sat at 1 am on Channel 53 #roadsafety #trafficsafety #motorcycle #scooter #accident #emergencyroom #injury #driver #young #台灣新聞 #TaiwanNews #民視新聞 #FTV新聞 #Taiwan