FLAWED LOGIC: The app previously failed to accurately present crowd sizes at tourist attractions because it was not taking into consideration their maximum capacity

Taipei Times
Date:  Apr 30, 2020
By: Shelley Shan / Staff reporter

As the nation is tomorrow to begin the three-day International Workers’ Day weekend, lawmakers on the Legislative Yuan’s Transportation Committee yesterday passed a motion asking the Ministry of Transportation and Communications to launch a mobile app to regulate crowds at nearly 300 popular tourist attractions nationwide only after the app passes stress tests at randomly selected hot spots before the holiday.

Functions of the “Freeway 1968” app, which previously only helped motorists avoid congestion on freeways, have received public scrutiny after they were upgraded to allow travelers to monitor vehicular and foot traffic at attractions during holiday weekends.

The changes are part of the government’s plan to allow the public to enjoy their holiday travel plans without compromising the nation’s hard-won disease prevention achievements over the past two months.

As of yesterday, the nation had not reported a confirmed COVID-19 case in four consecutive days or any domestic infections in 17 days.    [FULL  STORY]