I don't know if you are in the same situation as our family, passengers in the back seat will not consciously wear seat belts. The problem of rear passengers not wearing seat belts used to be a law enforcement gap in my mind. Until we also encountered a special law enforcement investigation by the traffic police on the road.
In private cars, the driver and co-pilot in the front seat will consciously wear seat belts. After all, it's common sense. And through the road, countless law enforcement cameras are relentlessly taken 24 hours a day all year round, so drivers and passengers have developed the habit of wearing seat belts when front passengers get into the car.
However, on city roads there is an issue regarding seat belts for rear passengers. In my head, it used to be a vague, unclear question. Once, I thought, it can be tied or not. After all, about the issue of seat belts for rear passengers. We have not encountered a specific ticket. Therefore, the cognition is very simple, and the mentality is more casual.
When the car left the factory, it was designed with a rear seat belt, but I didn't seriously wear the rear seat belt for so many years.
On December 21, 2023, our car was knocked on the window by the traffic police in front of the slowly creeping traffic light.
The traffic police asked me very seriously: "Why don't the rear passengers wear seat belts?"
As an adult, I heard his rhetorical questions and knew within seconds that I was doing something wrong. Then, embarrassedly, I went to pull the seat belt.
"Passenger, please show your ID!" the traffic police asked me a new question.
Before he fastened his seat belt, he left his hands free to rummage through the ID card in his bag.
After the traffic police took a picture with a special instrument against the certificate. Then he said to my husband, "The driver shows his driving license and driver's license!"
My husband also found out his driver's license and driver's license.
After carefully checking the documents and making sure that there were no problems, the traffic police said solemnly: "Today you are a first-time offender! No fines will be imposed, and no points will be deducted! But in the future, passengers in your car, regardless of the front and back rows, must wear seat belts! Otherwise, they will be punished next time!"
We listened carefully to the law enforcement process of the traffic police, and turned around religiously like garlic!
This was the first time I had a law enforcement on the road that specifically targeted rear passengers with seatbelt issues.
Not long after encountering this law enforcement, I posted a micro-headline, aiming to tell everyone that the traffic police have begun to investigate the problem of rear passengers not wearing seat belts!
This micro-headline, which is just over 100 words, quickly became a hit.
Readers are divided into two factions.
Most of my friends think that my behavior of not wearing a seat belt in the back row is irresponsible for my own safety!
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However, some passengers insist that on city roads, the speed is slow and it is okay not to wear seat belts. The traffic police tube rear passengers do not wear seat belts, which is a bit redundant.
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If I were asked what I think about seat belts for rear passengers, my opinion would be that they should still be worn!
I believe that every special treatment of the traffic police is for a reason, and there must be a bloody lesson, and it is also for the safety of ordinary people.
The mainland road traffic safety law clearly stipulates that when a motor vehicle is moving, the driver and passengers in the vehicle should use seat belts according to the regulations. So whether you are a driver or a passenger, whether you sit in the front or back, as long as you sit in a moving car, you need to fasten your seat belt for safety, otherwise you will be punished if you are caught by the traffic police.
Passengers who do not wear seat belts will not be deducted points, but will be fined 50 yuan. Moreover, it is the passenger himself who is punished, and it has nothing to do with the driver.
The importance of seat belts
Seat belts in the car are very important to protect passengers at critical moments, and the following misconceptions should be avoided:
1. If there is an airbag, you don't wear a seat belt: Even if there is an airbag, we need the traction cushion of the seat belt, otherwise we will be injured if we hit the airbag directly.
2. Rear passengers do not need to wear seat belts: the probability of injury and death of rear passengers in a car accident is not lower than that of the front row.
3. If you are slow, you can not wear a seat belt: no matter how slow the car is, you can't avoid others suddenly hitting your car, as long as you sit in the car, you must always fasten your seat belt.
4. Children use adult seat belts: safety belts are designed according to the body shape of adults, and do not play a good role in protecting children, and children under the age of 12 should use special child seats.
So, for our safety, please get into the habit of wearing your seatbelt when you get in Xi car!
There is no need to worry about whether the traffic police are not there and whether to check or not! Your own safety is in your own hands!