Dahe Network News (Reporter Zhu Chuanpeng) Following the "Hegemony" and "Bear Child", recently, a short video of "The Dispute over the Lower Bunk" has once again attracted widespread attention.
The video was filmed on April 14, in the sleeper compartment of a train, an aunt filmed a young man hanging a curtain on the lower bunk, and said, "Let the elderly in their 70s not even let them sit", calling on netizens to "comment on the reasoning", in the face of the aunt's accusations, the young people did not pay the slightest attention and accosted. In this regard, China Railway 12306 customer service responded. From "hegemony" to "high-speed rail slapping incident" to "dispute over the lower bunk", why does it happen repeatedly and arouse heated discussions?
Sound: It does not affect other passengers, and the fence can be used
On April 16, related topics appeared on Weibo hot search, but the comment area of related videos showed a one-sided tendency, and most netizens believed that it was a love to sit down, and it was a duty not to let go. It can be said that those who stand on the position of "young people with curtains" almost occupy the field of public opinion.
Netizens generally believe that it is inconvenient for the elderly to go out, so they can ask their children or younger generations to help book a bunk. If you can't book due to the limited number of lower berths, you can also ask the flight attendant to coordinate the change of berth (note that the difference in price should be paid). If you really can't change the lower bunk, you should politely discuss with others, whether you can sit in the lower bunk for a while and take a break, instead of questioning others regardless of the 3721, and also take a video and post it on the Internet to conduct a moral judgment on young people.
Some netizens also believe that there are very few seats provided in the sleeper car, and it is likely that the people in the upper berth really have no place to sit down. It is suggested that the railway department can add some seats to solve these troubles and contradictions of passengers.
Dahewang Hesheng commentators believe that respecting the old and loving the young is a traditional virtue, and harmonious coexistence and mutual humility should also be promoted, but the premise is to obtain the consent of the other party, and not to impose it on others. Respect is mutual, age is not a criterion of right or wrong, and morality cannot be "different from age to age".
In this regard, the customer service of China Railway 12306 responded that there is no clear provision that the fence cannot be used, and it can be used without affecting other passengers, but it needs to be negotiated with passengers.
According to the official response and relevant regulations, after the passenger buys the sleeper ticket, he has the right to use the berth at the corresponding time. As long as the passenger does not cause damage to the bed and does not infringe on the normal rights and interests of others, then how the passenger uses it will be his own right, and other passengers have no position to interfere and demand.
Lawyer: Civilization is not only advocated, but also managed
Wu Yinbo, a lawyer at Beijing Huatai (Zhengzhou) Law Firm, believes that from a legal point of view, "whoever buys the ticket is in charge", as long as it does not hinder other passengers, it is okay to use seats or sleepers legally and reasonably, including hanging bed curtains, of course. Logically speaking, if the upper berth passengers are old or have limited mobility and need to use the lower berth temporarily, even if they are used for the whole time, they should have something to say and negotiate with the lower berth passengers to solve the problem, instead of making a video and posting it on the Internet for "moral judgment" without saying a word.
The Civil Code of the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the "Civil Code") stipulates that passengers shall take the seat according to the time, flight number and seat number recorded on the valid ticket. Wu Yinbo said that if the elderly are forced to sit on the lower bunk of others, it may cause the phenomenon of hegemony, and hegemony is a violation of the Civil Code. Article 8 of the Civil Code stipulates that civil entities engaged in civil activities shall not violate the law and shall not violate public order and good customs.
If the elderly make loud noises in the carriage, it will affect the normal rest of others and affect the normal operation order of the train.
At the same time, the train is a public place, and according to the "Public Security Administration Punishment Law of the People's Republic of China", if passengers make loud noises, noisy fights, etc. in public places, do not listen to dissuasion, and disrupt public order, it may constitute an administrative violation. Train staff should strictly implement the relevant management regulations, actively intervene to dissuade and stop in accordance with laws and regulations, and maintain civilized order in public places.
"Civilization is not only advocated and educated, but also managed. Children need parental restraint, and adults need institutional restraint. While awakening everyone's inner civilization consciousness and stimulating the kinetic energy of civilization, it is also necessary to form a strong potential energy for cultivating civilization through external systems, constraints and pressures, and promote the level of social civilization to become higher and higher. Wu Yinbo said.
Tips: Buy tickets in advance, and there are three opportunities to change your ticket online every day
A special survey predicts that from 2015 to 2035, the elderly population in mainland China will increase from 212 million to 418 million, and the willingness of "leisure and wealth" silver-haired people to travel is becoming stronger. According to the Annual Report on China's Domestic Tourism Development (2022-2023), in 2021, people aged 45~64 will travel 902 million times, accounting for 27.80%, becoming the largest source of tourists in the tourism market.
On January 12 this year, the Ministry of Transport, the State Railway Administration, the Civil Aviation Administration of China and other six departments jointly issued the "Notice on Further Strengthening the Work of Barrier-free Travel Services for the Elderly", which clearly requires that the use of cash, credit cards, paper bills, vouchers, certificates and other methods be retained to optimize the manual service and volunteer service of the window; optimize and improve the ticketing functions such as the 12306 website and mobile phone client, and promote the realization of automatic identification and give priority to the elderly to choose the lower berth; Barrier-free service windows provide preferential services for the disabled and the elderly, and postal and express delivery companies are encouraged to provide door-to-door collection and mail services for the disabled and the elderly with reduced mobility.
At present, the pre-sale period of train tickets is 15 days (including the day), that is to say, passengers can choose to buy sleeper tickets through offline channels such as railway station ticket windows and sales points, and generally speaking, on the first day of the pre-sale period, there will be more lower berths to choose from.
Secondly, if you buy tickets through the 12306 website, the website will automatically assign sleeper tickets for seniors aged 60 and above. In the case that there are still tickets left in the lower berth berth, the probability that the older elderly can buy the lower berth ticket online is relatively high.
In addition, 12306 has three opportunities to cancel the order and change the reservation three times a day, and after purchasing the ticket, there are three opportunities to change the arrival and cancel the order every day, but the same ticket can only be changed or changed to the station once.
In addition, the supply and demand of train tickets will also affect the number and price of sleeper berths. Generally speaking, during peak travel periods such as holidays, weekends, Spring Festival, and summer transportation, train tickets will be very tight, and it is even more difficult to find a ticket for a sleeper berth. Therefore, it is best to avoid these busy times and choose to travel on weekdays or off-season.