The National Police Agency unveiled a bill Thursday that would crack down on repeat reckless bicyclists, unlicensed motorists and people who fail to disclose diseases such as epilepsy that could impair their driving.
The bill to revise the 1960 Road Traffic Law would oblige reckless bicyclists aged 14 or older who are caught breaking traffic rules two or more times to undergo a safety program that includes reciting notes written by the families of traffic fatalities, NPA officials said.
The bill aims to curb accidents involving cyclists and pedestrians after such cases spiked from 1,817 in 2001 to 2,806 in 2011. It does not cover people too young to be subject to charges under the Penal Code, the officials said.