Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/02/22
By: Tsai Yi-chu and Kuan-lin Liu
Taipei, Feb. 22 (CNA) Riders of public bicycles in Taipei, New Taipei, Taoyuan and
CNA file photo
Kaohsiung will all enjoy free insurance coverage, starting sometime in the second quarter of the year.
Chairman Chen Tsan-huang (陳燦煌) of the Non-Life Insurance Association of the Republic of China announced Thursday that the respective city governments will invest in insurance for users of their bike sharing services.
According to Chen, the Taipei, New Taipei and Taoyuan city governments have all decided to purchase third party public liability insurance for Youbike users, so that they will be covered should they get into an accident or cause damage to another individual while riding the public bikes.
The insurance compensation for the death of a third party individual caused by a bike rider will be a maximum of NT$2 million (US$68,361). [FULL STORY]
