Do people who drive feel like they are stuck in traffic wherever and whenever they go? Blocked in the city, blocked in the urban area, blocked near the unit, and blocked near the home; Blocked during rush hour commuting, blocked on weekends to play; Bad weather, good weather; When the road is repaired, it is still blocked after the road is repaired... In short, always on a blocked road.
In fact, our country's road construction has ranked among the best in the world. By 2021, the total length of mainland roads has exceeded 5 million kilometers. The network formed by highways, ordinary roads and rural roads has basically covered administrative districts above the county level. More than 95% of the population is connected by a road network.
But why do people still feel like they're stuck everywhere? Who is destroying traffic?
First, the four major causes of traffic congestion
First, the number of motor vehicles has increased year after year, in short, there are too many cars on the road.
According to statistics, the number of motor vehicles in China in 2021 is close to 400 million, of which more than 300 million are cars, and the rest are trailers, motorcycles, tricycles and tractors. Overall, it is up 6% from 2020.
Among the more than 600 cities in the country, there are 79 cities with more than 1 million cars, 35 cities with more than 2 million, 20 cities with more than 3 million, and 4 and 3 cities with more than 400 and 5 million, respectively. The huge number of cars has caused a lot of pressure on road traffic.
Moreover, on the roads of the mainland, cars, motorcycles, electric vehicles, and agricultural vehicles can all be walked. Many slow-moving electric vehicles and agricultural vehicles do not drive in the prescribed lanes, but occupy the driving lanes of cars, slowing down the speed of cars.
Second, the number of traffic lights is large, slowing down the speed of the car.
Many roads have a large number of traffic lights, especially on the main roads and intersections of some large cities, there is a traffic light every few hundred meters, and the red light time is very long. During the rush hour, vehicles wait for the red light to queue up, often three or four green lights can not pass the intersection, the traffic efficiency is very low.
Third, some drivers do not follow traffic rules when driving, frequently looking at mobile phones and making phone calls, affecting the speed of driving.
Some drivers frequently look at mobile phone messages, make phone calls, or chat with others when driving or waiting for traffic lights, which will seriously affect the speed of driving, and when encountering unexpected situations, it is too late to react, resulting in traffic accidents.
Once an accident occurs, many narrower lanes will be lined up in long queues, resulting in large-scale congestion. If the accident cannot be solved smoothly in the rush hour, then the passage will not be smooth in the short tens of minutes and for several hours.
Fourth, the quality of individual pedestrians is low, regardless of the "Chinese-style crossing of the road" of moving vehicles.
When some pedestrians cross the road, they obviously have signal light instructions, ignore the red light, cross the road with their own care, and also use the word "driving must avoid pedestrians". What's more, shuttling through fast traffic, climbing over fences, deliberately slowing down...
These actions not only put themselves at risk, but also have no regard for others. Once a driver is distracted and does not notice, it will have serious consequences. Minor traffic accidents can be caused, and vehicles are destroyed and people die.
Second, how to effectively avoid congestion
First of all, try to stagger the peak and take public transportation.
Non-essential travel should try to avoid the rush hour and do not compete with office workers and students for time. If you can't avoid it, leave early and get to your destination early before the road is congested.
At the same time, take public transportation as much as possible, such as buses, subways, etc. This way of travel is not only green and environmentally friendly, but also effectively reduces traffic pressure. The point is, sometimes faster than driving.
Secondly, the owner makes good use of the navigation in advance, detours in time, and avoids congested road sections.
Today's navigation system can not only predict the congestion of the road ahead, but also broadcast the change of traffic lights in advance. When driving, the owner can open the navigation system to check the road conditions in front of him and remind them of traffic lights in time to improve the efficiency of traffic.
Finally, drivers and pedestrians alike must obey the traffic rules.
On the road where people and cars travel together, small violations can trigger major accidents. The driver does not look at the mobile phone, does not make a phone call, concentrates on driving, and avoids pedestrians in time; Pedestrians obey the signal light instructions, do not cross the road, do not climb over the fence, will not affect the vehicle in motion, slow down the speed of the vehicle.
If drivers and pedestrians can obey traffic rules and be humble to each other, it is not easy to cause traffic friction or accidents. Road accidents are fewer, and the probability of traffic jams is lower. So, sometimes slow is fast.
brief summary
With the development of urbanization, people are more and more eager to live and work in big cities and main urban areas. As the population gathers in these areas, the pressure on road traffic is bound to increase. As an ordinary person, many times I have to face both work pressure and commuting pressure, and I am overwhelmed.
If you can avoid long traffic trips, try to avoid it. If you can't avoid it, try to adapt and actively find ways to travel at the wrong peak. At the same time, regulate your own behavior, whether as a driver or a pedestrian, be more humble. After all, smooth traffic requires the joint efforts of you and me. What do you think?