Text/Guanwen Shi said
Editor/Guanwen Shi said
In Hefei, Anhui Province, a shocking story occurred where a young car driver was found to be secondarily responsible for a contactless collision and paid a heavy price for it. [Rose] [Breeze]
But the verdict caused an uproar that left the entire city stunned, how did all this happen?
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Public opinion is one-sided
Although the vehicle did not come into contact with the grandmother's body at that time, after the police investigation, it was determined that the driver's car should still bear some responsibility for the incident and compensate for the relevant losses.
The ruling attracted a lot of attention on social media, triggering a heated debate, with public opinion divided into two sides: for and against. In this traffic accident, the driver was at fault, but many netizens raised strong objections to the police's ruling.
Some netizens accused the traffic police of being too harsh, and even hinted that this was a so-called "porcelain" method, which further increased the pressure on the vulnerable groups in society.
These remarks quickly fermented on the Internet, causing widespread concern and fierce debate, and under the influence of a large number of negative public opinions, the relevant departments began to pay attention to the matter and actively responded to public concerns.
Regarding this dispute, a legal person pointed out that the mainland road traffic regulations clearly stipulate that "the motor vehicle party shall bear the corresponding liability for compensation".
Even in the absence of any direct collision, the vehicle may still be subject to some liability. On this basis, taking into account factors such as the age and health status of the victim, the court may also make appropriate adjustments as appropriate.
To some extent, it is this institutional design that enables all sectors of society to better understand their obligations and learn to respect the value of each individual's life.
The clear provisions of road traffic regulations provide a clear legal benchmark for disputed cases, but there are still differences about the acceptance and fairness of rulings.
In this process, we need to recognize that the law is a complex and serious system designed to maintain social order and justice, and although sometimes rulings may cause dissatisfaction, the re-examination of professional bodies is precisely to ensure that each case can be treated fairly.
It also reminds us that rationality and objectivity are crucial when expressing opinions about legal decisions, so what exactly happened at that time.
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The cause of the matter
Recently, a traffic accident occurred in Hefei City, Anhui Province, which caused widespread concern in the society, and a young driver, Xiao Li, was unexpectedly involved in a dispute because of an ordinary right turn action.
When Xiao Li saw the old man riding at high speed, he only felt dangerous in his heart, and quickly stepped on the brake to slow down, but the old man still did not control the car, and fell to the ground more than ten meters away from Xiao Li's vehicle.
Soon after the accident, the local traffic police department began to intervene in the investigation and finally determined that Xiao Li needed to bear some responsibility for the accident.
The result of this ruling has sparked widespread controversy on the Internet, and many people are very confused and dissatisfied, and Xiao Li and his family feel unbelievable and inexplicable about this verdict.
It is understood that Xiao Li drove through an intersection and wanted to turn right, and at this time, an elderly man rode an electric car at high speed to the intersection.
Seeing this scene, Xiao Li was so frightened that he stopped the car, but it did not cause any direct contact or collision, but the next scene was unpredictable, the old man fell on the road and was seriously injured.
After the traffic police arrived, it was determined that Xiao Li should bear secondary responsibility, in the face of such a situation, Xiao Li's mother showed great anger and helplessness, she said that my child obviously has no fault, how can it be judged to be responsible?
At the same time, he also called on all sectors of society to give a fair voice to help them solve this dilemma, and netizens have questioned the verdict of the traffic police, most of them saying that they cannot understand the basis and reason of this verdict.
Public opinion expressed widespread sympathy and support for Xiao Li and his family, and demanded that the case be re-evaluated.
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Latest developments
With the development of technology and the advancement of society, the definition of "traffic accident" is no longer limited to physical contact between vehicles. For example, in one case that attracted widespread attention, an SUV encountered an elderly man who was driving in the opposite direction, and the old man's electric car fell out without making contact with him.
The police determined that the SUV was secondarily responsible in the accident, which aroused the public's attention to issues such as "touching porcelain".
We need to understand what a "non-contact traffic accident" is, in simple terms, a type of accident that is the result of an accident caused by some subjective factor rather than direct physical contact.
For reasons such as psychological effects, driving errors, etc., although the two cars did not really come into contact with each other, the behavior of the SUV still had an important impact on the outcome of the crash.
Therefore, according to the law on "non-contact traffic accidents", even if there is no physical contact, because the behavior of the SUV owner has played a role in promoting the outcome of the accident, it is necessary to bear the corresponding responsibility, and the traffic police department has determined that this is a "non-contact traffic accident" and determined that the SUV owner bears secondary responsibility, which is not a problem.
Regarding the issue of compensation, considering the actual damage caused to the injured party by such an accident, under normal circumstances, the insurance company will provide financial compensation to the injured party within a reasonable range, and the law stipulates that the wrong-way party shall bear the main responsibility, and the SUV owner can apply for an appropriate reduction of the liability according to the degree of fault.
However, in this case, many netizens questioned the fairness and advocated that SUVs do not need to be held liable, in response to these views, relevant experts explained that the phenomenon of porcelain collision does exist and poses a threat to driving safety, but under certain conditions, car owners still need to fulfill their obligations in accordance with laws and regulations, for which SUV owners have formally filed an administrative reconsideration to collect evidence to revoke the judgment of secondary liability.
The owner's lawyer said that he had prepared enough evidence to prove that the SUV owner was not reasonable to bear the corresponding responsibility, and the administrative reconsideration case was currently being heard, and the owner strongly hoped to exempt him from liability, but the final result has not yet come out, let's wait and see.
The case continues to raise concerns about the fairness of traffic management regulations, with some citizens skeptical that current laws and regulations alone cannot adequately protect the interests of all parties, while legal experts insist that the verdict should be conducted in accordance with the law.
However, in such a complex environment, it is not easy to protect the legitimate rights and interests of pedestrians and ensure traffic safety, which also reminds us to always be vigilant and strengthen road safety management to prevent similar tragedies from happening again.
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Traffic awareness
A traffic accident in Hefei has attracted widespread attention, and the unique feature of this accident is that it was defined as a typical "non-contact accident", triggered by a septuagenarian's large reverse driving, which eventually led to a fall of a private car due to the failure to avoid it.
However, behind this seemingly simple traffic accident, there are many complex issues involved, involving not only people's lack of understanding of laws and regulations, but also moral thinking.
This makes us need to further refine and improve the relevant regulations in the future to make them more enforceable and targeted, and the lack of clarity of traffic rules has brought unnecessary trouble to drivers and pedestrians, so it is imperative to regulate traffic behavior through clearer regulations.
From a moral point of view, the septuagenarian's illegal retrograde behavior seriously threatens his life safety and social public interests.
As members of society, we should all consciously respect the rights of others and abide by various regulations in order to jointly create a harmonious and shared social environment.
The knowledge and skills of the elderly in traffic safety are relatively weak, so they need to be cared for and supported by the whole society to improve their self-protection ability.
This also means that we need to pay more attention to traffic safety education for the elderly, and provide more training and support to help them better adapt to the complex traffic environment.
This accident reminds us of the importance of popularizing traffic safety education, and that the government and the media should play a greater role in promoting and advocating good civilized traffic Xi, and that only through national action can the goal of zero casualties on the road be truly achieved.
The government can guide drivers and pedestrians to develop good traffic Xi by strengthening the formulation and publicity of traffic safety regulations, and the media can arouse public attention to traffic safety through extensive reporting and publicity, and encourage everyone to more consciously abide by traffic rules.
This traffic accident is not just a simple collision, but also a microcosm of a complex and profound social problem, by strengthening the formulation of regulations, improving traffic safety awareness, and strengthening traffic safety education for the elderly, we can work together to create a safer and more civilized road traffic environment.
It is only through the concerted efforts of society that we can achieve true traffic safety and ensure that everyone can travel safely on the road.