■On December 15, the Guangzhou traffic police enforced the law on Dongfeng East Road, preached to cyclists who violated the new regulations, and distributed leaflets on safe travel.
On December 15, the "Notice of the Guangzhou Municipal People's Government on the Management Measures for the Traffic of Electric Bicycles" (hereinafter referred to as the "Notice") was officially implemented. Some sections of the city center are prohibited from riding e-bikes during the specified time. However, according to the reporter's observation, on the first day of the implementation of the new regulations, some cyclists did not understand the new regulations, and there was also a situation of "punching cards". In this regard, the Guangzhou traffic police enforced the law and publicized the new regulations in the relevant road sections, and distributed leaflets on safe travel.
New regulations
The all-day ban has been adjusted to a time-based traffic restriction
On the afternoon of November 15, at the press conference on the management measures for electric bicycles in Guangzhou, the Guangzhou traffic police stated that the management measures for electric bicycles in Guangzhou have determined the plan of "time-based restriction on important arterial roads", and it is scheduled to be officially implemented on December 15. According to the new regulations, the restricted areas of electric bicycles are mainly concentrated in Tianhe District and Yuexiu District, and the restricted road sections are mainly concentrated in Dongfeng Road, Tianhe East Road, Huangpu Avenue, Xingang East Road and Inner Ring Road.
The Guangzhou Traffic Police Detachment stated that the reason for the formation of the plan released now is also a judgment made on the premise of fully listening to the opinions of all sectors of society. "Since 2006, the city's all-day traffic ban has been adjusted to the current time-limited traffic restriction on important arterial roads. Liang Mingchang, deputy head of the traffic police detachment of the Guangzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau, revealed that compared with the plan in June this year, the plan released this time mainly narrows the scope of traffic restrictions and shortens the traffic restriction time.
On December 15, the new regulations were officially implemented. In order to guide electric bicycle drivers to travel safely and law-abidingly, the Guangzhou traffic police have set up signs of relevant prohibitions on Dongfeng Road, Huangpu Avenue, Tianhe East Road and other road sections, and marked the specific driving restriction time. Whenever there are riders entering the restricted area, the traffic police will enforce the law on the spot and publicize the new regulations, and at the same time distribute leaflets to riders on safe travel.
In order to reserve enough time for citizens to familiarize themselves with and adapt to the management measures for electric bicycle traffic, the Guangzhou traffic police revealed that after the implementation of the "Notice", a half-month publicity and persuasion period will be set up, during which persuasion and correction will be the mainstay. From January 2, 2024, the traffic police department will officially punish electric bicycle drivers who violate the "Notice" in accordance with the law. The first penalty is a warning, and the second penalty is a fine of 50 yuan.
citizen
I still don't know much about the new regulations for electric vehicles
Although the Circular has been issued for a month, there are still many citizens who are not very aware of the new regulations. On the first day of the implementation of the new regulations, many e-bike riders who rode on the road said that they knew that there were new regulations after being stopped by the traffic police, but they did not realize that they had begun to implement them now.
According to the new regulations, the entire Dongfeng Road is a restricted area. From 8 o'clock to 19 o'clock on weekdays, you can't ride electric bicycles from Xichang Interchange to Zhongshan Interchange, you can only push carts forward. According to the reporter's on-site observation, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. yesterday, there were still a large number of electric bicycles on Dongfeng East Road. After being stopped, Mr. Mai, a citizen, said that he lives along Dongfeng Road, and riding on this road has become a Xi on weekdays. "It's a bit Xi to suddenly ask for a full restriction on Dongfeng Road, but from a global perspective, this should be a good thing, and I will pay attention." Mr. Mak said.
Ms. Citizen said she was not very clear about which sections of the road were restricted areas. "Because I don't know the geographical location very well, I usually drive on the more familiar road sections, and I didn't notice which roads will affect me after seeing the new regulations, but now I know. ”
The most frequent violations of the new rules on the road are still takeaway delivery people. Since there are many restaurants and communities along Dongfeng Road, it is inevitable that delivery people will have to ride on Dongfeng Road to pick up and deliver goods. In this regard, Mr. Zhao, a delivery person, said that the restriction on Dongfeng Road will affect their work. "We also have no way, there is a time limit for pick-up and delivery, and these sections of the road are not allowed to ride only carts, which can easily cause us to be complained about the delivery overtime. Mr. Zhao said.
In addition, although there are several traffic police officers guiding on Dongfeng Road, there are still cases of "rushing cards". Individual car owners drove at high speed and rushed into the restricted section of the road.
Police
Gradually optimize the traffic conditions for e-bikes
Officer Wen of the Yuexiu Brigade of the Traffic Police Detachment of the Guangzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau said that since Dongfeng Road is restricted during the day on weekdays, it is recommended that people who need to ride electric bicycles stagger the time or go to Zhongshan Road to detour.
After the official implementation of the electric bicycle traffic management measures in Guangzhou, the Guangzhou traffic police will continue to rely on the traffic order rectification action, continuously solidify the grid governance system, and strengthen the control of electric bicycle traffic order around key violations and key road sections and regions.
Next, the Guangzhou traffic police will work with the relevant functional departments and district governments to carry out unified rectification actions in the city on a regular basis to carry out comprehensive management of the production, sales, traffic, parking, charging and other links of electric bicycles;
In order to ensure the safety of electric bicycle travel, Guangzhou is also constantly improving the slow traffic system, strengthening the construction and transformation of non-motorized lanes, actively improving the transportation facilities such as machine non-isolation, signal lights, signs and markings, and gradually optimizing the traffic conditions of electric bicycles;
According to statistics, since 2023, the city has added 422 kilometers of non-motorized lanes, added 108,000 meters of non-isolation fences, and improved 65 non-isolation facilities at intersections. Among them, new non-motorized lanes will be added in Zhongshan Eighth Ring Island, Tianyuan Road and other road sections, a non-motorized vehicle transition area will be set up at the Xiaobei intersection of Huanshi Middle Road, and non-motorized vehicle signal lights, waiting areas and street crossings will be added at the Jingxi intersection of Guangzhou Avenue to further standardize the driving order of electric bicycles.
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There is surveillance in Tianhe District to capture the illegal use of electric vehicles
Some time ago, many Guangzhou citizens reported to the media that they were captured and recorded by electronic surveillance for driving electric bicycles, and received warnings from the traffic police department or text messages to deal with. In fact, the Guangzhou traffic police have begun to use electronic monitoring equipment to film electric bicycle violations in Tianhe District and deal with illegal drivers.
In order to strengthen the supervision of electric bicycle violations, the Guangzhou traffic police department has set up an electric bicycle capture device at the intersection of Tianhe North Road and Tiyu West Road. The device is filmed by a camera aimed at the non-motorized lane and is used to record the violations of the e-bike. The intersection of Tianhe North Road and Tiyu West Road is a necessary place for many citizens to pass through every day, and violations of electric bicycles often occur. In order to solve this problem, the Guangzhou traffic police department decided to set up an electric bicycle capture device at the intersection to monitor and record violations.
For citizens who receive warnings or deal with text messages, the Guangzhou traffic police department reminds them to bring their resident ID cards to the Tianhe Traffic Police Brigade within the specified time limit to cooperate with the processing. Citizens can see the photos taken by the monitoring equipment when the traffic police brigade deals with the violation, and punish them according to the violation. The traffic police department recommends that citizens reserve time to wait in line in advance when they arrive at the scene, so as to successfully complete the relevant procedures and handling procedures.
Some members of the public believe that there may be misjudgments or erroneous records in the electronic monitoring equipment, and they have reservations about the warnings received or the handling of text messages. This has also sparked a discussion about the reliability and impartiality of electronic monitoring equipment. Therefore, when dealing with such violations, the traffic police department needs to fully consider the concerns of the public and provide more evidence and explanations to ensure the fairness and credibility of the handling results.
■Written by: New Express reporter Wang Di
■Photography: New Express reporter Guo Sijie