Protesters March in Taipei, Call for Measures To Protect Pedestrian Safety

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Demonstrators in Taiwan are calling on the government to improve safety for pedestrians. Sunday's action was organized by civic groups and is supported by some of the country's smaller political parties.

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00:00Demonstrators are marching in central Taipei to call for improvements to road safety.

00:05Marchers set out from Taiwan's legislature and they're calling for reform to the driver licensing system

00:10and for a process to remove unfit drivers from the roads.

00:15The rally comes in the wake of a high-profile crash in New Taipei last week

00:18that killed three people and injured 12.

00:22Sunday's march was organized by civic groups and supported by small political parties.

00:30The protest organizers also held a memorial near the site of the new Taipei crash.

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