新北市再次處於倒走水域安全的錯誤末端。 他們完全忘記了人類行為和個人責任才是導致事故的原因。 取而代之的是，他們通過邏輯上的思想跳躍，斷定這條河本身有問題，並採取了嚴厲的措施來隔離嶺腳瀑布。 那些簡單地進入水域的人將面臨高達50,000的罰款。 現在，所有帶領獨木舟遊覽溪流的人都將失業。 商業活動的罰款可能高達300萬。 具有諷刺意味的是，該法律被稱為“旅遊業發展法”
多年前許多人參觀了嶺腳瀑布，結果發生了一些遺憾事故。 他們之所以發生在嶺腳瀑布，是因為事故發生在人們所在的地方，而不是因為任何固有的危險。 嶺腳實際上是最安全的瀑布之一。 這條路幾乎沒有危險，大量的水流消散了。 除了下雨後水流量很高的日子外，唯一的危險就是深度。 現在關閉了，人們去游泳和跳水的任何地方都會更加危險。 這種禁令並不會預防任何事故減少。 他們只被迫移動到另一個地方。
對於所有喜歡嶺腳瀑布，並正在附近尋找類似地點的人，我的建議是去十分瀑布游泳。 這應該是平溪區的主要游泳瀑布了，而其他地方已經關閉禁止戲水了。
Once again New Taipei City is on the wrong end of water safety. They have completely missed the point that human behavior and personal responsibility is what leads to accidents. Instead through a bizarre leap of logic they have decided that the river itself is at fault, and have used draconian measures to quarantine Lingjiao Waterfall. Those simply entering the water will face heavy fines of up to 50,000. All of people who lead kayaking tours through the river will now be unemployed. As fines for commercial activity can go up to 3 million. Ironically the law is called "the act for tourism development"
Many people visited Lingjiao Waterfall, and as a result some accidents have occurred. They happened in Lingjiao Waterfall because accident happen where people are, not because of any inherent danger. Linjiao is actually one of the safest waterfalls to swim in. The path has few dangers and the broad pool dissipates currents. with the exception of very high flow rate days, the only danger is depth. Now that it's closed, anywhere else people go to experience swimming and jumping will be more dangerous. No accidents have been prevented by this action. They've only been moved to another location.
For everyone who loved Lingjiao Waterfall and is looking for a similar place nearby, my recommendation is to go swim in Shifen Waterfall. That should have been the main swimming waterfall in Pingxi District to begin with, and they've already closed everywhere else.
