外籍人士視角下的臺灣交通安全文化

ASSESSING TAIWAN’S TRAFFIC SAFETY CULTURE FROM FOREIGNER PERSPECTIVES

近年來，國際上已有許多研究證實交通安全文化對於改善整體交通安全有其作用和影響力。國內已有學者和文獻，提出國外的交通安全相關教材進行研究和討論，但鮮少運用交通安全文化議題進行研究。
本研究目的在於從不同文化背景觀點討論臺灣的交通安全文化，外籍人士可能受到自己國家的交通安全文化觀念影響，藉由不同文化背景和視角的比較，來探討臺灣駕駛行為的議題。問卷設計主要為3個議題：駕駛人危險用路行為、正向駕駛行為以及臺灣交通安全文化的整體表現。本研究亦探討在臺居留時間長短和是否持有臺灣駕照的外籍人士，對於臺灣民眾駕駛行為課題之感知差異性。
研究結論發現，居住3年以上的外籍人士有更多的感受大於居住未滿1年的外籍人士；持有臺灣駕照的外籍人士，相對於沒有臺灣駕照的外籍人士，對於臺灣交通文化的評分，也顯示較差的評分。此外，對於駕駛人危險用路行為，持有合法臺灣駕照的外籍居民對於這些行為感受程度明顯高於沒有臺灣駕照的外籍居民。整體而言，外籍人士對於臺灣交通安全文化的表現給予不佳的印象。其中，機動車輛不禮讓行人、違規停車、沒有正確使用方向燈，以及駛出巷道沒有停下左右察看交通狀況等，是本次受訪者認為臺灣駕駛人表現較差的駕駛習慣；而禮讓行人優先通過、停車時會考量他人便利性等，則被認為是臺灣駕駛人經常不具備的正向駕駛習慣。

In recent years, numerous studies internationally have confirmed the role and influence of traffic safety culture in enhancing overall traffic safety. While domestic scholars have engaged in research and discussions on foreign traffic safety-related materials, there has been limited exploration using the theme of traffic safety culture.
This study aims to discuss Taiwan's traffic safety culture from different cultural perspectives. Foreigners may be influenced by the traffic safety culture concepts of their own countries. Through a comparison of different cultural backgrounds and perspectives, the study explores issues related to driving behavior in Taiwan. The questionnaire design primarily covers three topics: dangerous road behaviors, safe driving behaviors, and the overall performance of Taiwan's traffic safety culture. The study also investigates the perceptual differences regarding issues of driving behavior among foreigners residing in Taiwan for different durations and whether they hold Taiwanese driver's licenses.
The research concludes that foreigners residing in Taiwan for more than three years have a stronger perception than those residing for less than one year. Foreigners holding Taiwanese driver's licenses, compared to those without, show relatively lower ratings for Taiwan's traffic culture. Furthermore, regarding dangerous road behaviors, foreign residents with valid Taiwanese driver's licenses express a significantly higher degree of sensitivity to these behaviors compared to those without Taiwanese licenses. Overall, foreigners have a negative impression of Taiwan's traffic safety culture. Specifically, respondents identified behaviors such as motor vehicles not yielding to pedestrians, illegal parking, failure to use turn signals correctly, and driving out of alleys without stopping to check traffic conditions as examples of poor driving habits among Taiwanese drivers. On the safe driving side, behaviors like giving priority to pedestrians and considering others' convenience during parking are often seen as safe driving habits that Taiwan drivers frequently lack.