Three dangerous intersections in Jiaoxi, Yilan are getting traffic lights after repeated crashes, good news for local residents and drivers.

• Two new signals in Sanmin village are already switched on, with a third at a side road in Guangwu village waiting on road markings.
• The roads are straight, so drivers speed up, and tall rice stalks block the view at junctions.
• One of the intersections had a deadly crash in June, days after the county had already approved a light for it.
• County councillor Lin Tsung-chih pushed for the work, and village heads say years of injuries there prompted repeated complaints.

Outlook: Officials will watch whether crashes drop and look at other risky junctions in the township next.