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Bus and metro passengers in Taiwan will soon see new signage for priority seats. The legislature passed an amendment that opens the seats to anyone with needs beyond the original target groups—the disabled, elderly, women and children—and gives the seats a more inclusive Chinese name.

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00:00Priority seats on Taiwan's public transportation will soon be open to anyone with needs.
00:06The legislature has passed an amendment that expands on the current target groups for those
00:11seats, disabled people, older passengers, women, and children. The amendment also changes the
00:17priority seat's Chinese name from the original Bo'ai, which means benevolence, to Youxian,
00:22which means priority, and matches the English translation. Passengers can expect the new
00:27signage on buses and metro trains by the end of 2025.

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