Traffic authorities are reminding people to be safe on the roads ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday travel period. Statistics showed 19 of nearly 70 people who died on Taiwan's highways last year were not wearing a seat belt.
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00:00Traffic authorities are stressing the importance of seatbelts after 19 of the roughly 70 people
00:06who died on Taiwan's highways last year were not properly buckled up.
00:10According to the Highway Police Bureau, more than 160,000 seatbelt violations were reported
00:15over the course of the year.
00:17Officials are reminding people to wear their seatbelts and pay attention to safety when
00:21they hit the road for the Lunar New Year holiday.
00:23Millions of people are expected to travel across Taiwan over the break, starting at
00:27the end of January.