Tunnel Airs Broadcasts in Children's Voices 國5雪隧「娃娃音隧道廣播」 昨正式啟用

Hsuehshan Tunnel began broadcasting announcements using the voices of children. This was a collaboration between the Freeway Bureau and Yilan County Government, and the recordings were provided by students at Luodong Nobel Preschool.

“This is a Hsuehshan Tunnel broadcast. This is a Hsuehshan Tunnel broadcast. You are about to enter Yilan.”

On July 4, drivers entering Hsuehshan Tunnel discovered the broadcasts had changed. They were now presented by children. The broadcasts informed motorists that they were about to enter Yilan County. They were also used for tunnels along the improved Suhua Highway. This was a collaboration between the Freeway Bureau and Yilan County Government. The recordings were provided by students at Luodong Nobel Preschool. Hsuehshan Tunnel is the first tunnel to use broadcasts in the voices of children.

Lin Wen-hsiung, Director, Fourth Maintenance Office, DGH: “Driver fatigue frequently occurs in tunnels, especially long ones. We hope these broadcasts in children's voices will be a pleasant change for everyone.”

“It's important to concentrate on driving. Don't look at your phone, that's super dangerous.”

The students spent some time practicing the announcements, including one reminding motorists to concentrate on driving and not on their phones. There are three versions of announcements for Hsuehshan Tunnel and the improved Suhua Highway. They remind motorists about driving slowly to match Yilan's relaxed pace, the zero tolerance for drunk driving, tunnel speed limits, and the ban on changing lanes inside the tunnel, and also ask drivers not to use their phones while driving and to refrain from driving if fatigued. Some residents welcomed this change, but said better articulation is needed because what's most important is for motorists to understand the announcements.

Resident: “You might not be able to understand them. ( Reporter: “Were you able to understand them?”) Children were speaking, so it was a bit unclear already.”

Resident: “If children articulate, then their voices make people feel good. I think any way is good.”

The county government said there were multiple versions recorded, and all have been tested. The versions being used now are the clearest ones. In the future, it will conduct a survey to determine the effect of using broadcasts in children's voices and make progressive reviews.

「雪山隧道廣播，雪山隧道廣播，你即將進入宜蘭。」駕駛人開進隧道內，廣播聲音卻和以往不同，可愛的娃娃音告訴用路人，即將進入宜蘭縣，4日起在國道5號雪山隧道與蘇花改的隧道，都可以聽見，高公局與宜蘭縣政府合作，由愛貝爾幼兒園小朋友，錄製「宜蘭娃娃隧道廣播」，讓雪隧成為全國高速公路第一條「娃娃音隧道」。

公路總局四區工程處長林文雄表示：「那在隧道，尤其是在長隧道，可以說大概都會有比較疲憊的現象產生，可以透過這個娃娃音，讓大家耳目一新。」

「專心開車很重要，低頭族超危險。」幼兒園小朋友念著稿，提醒駕駛人不要開車滑手機、當低頭族，這樣的廣播，在雪隧與蘇花改各有3個版本，廣播內容包含宜蘭步調輕鬆騎車要慢慢、酒駕零容忍，隧道速限、禁止變換車道、不當低頭族與疲勞不上路等，民眾對這樣的政策，多表達支持，但還是希望發音要清楚，讓用路人聽得懂最重要。

民眾表示：「就是會聽不清楚（記者問：「你會聽不清楚這樣?」）因為小朋友講話，本來就會比較含糊一點。」

也有民眾說：「娃娃音只要口齒清晰，聽了讓人舒服，我覺得用什麼形式都很好。」

縣府說，錄音時有好幾個版本，都有經過測試，目前提供的版本都是最清楚的版本，隧道內每個廣播時段，也會有正常的廣播版本，未來會廣納民眾意見，來判斷娃娃音廣播的成效，並滾動式檢討，確保用路人聽得懂廣播內容。