This year's "May Day" holiday lasted for 5 days from May 1 to 5. During the "May Day" holiday, the highway minibuses will be free of charge, and the free objects will be small passenger cars with seven seats (including seven seats), and the free passage time will be from 0:00 on May 1, 2024 to 24:00 on May 5, 2024, subject to the time when the vehicle leaves the exit toll lane.
Guangdong traffic police predict that during the "May Day" holiday, the province's highway traffic will continue to run at a high level, and there are mainly three waves of travel peaks:
- Outbound peaks
April 30 from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m
May 1 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m
- The return peak
May 5 from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m
It is predicted that during the "May Day" holiday, citizens will focus on tourism, and concentrate on going to tourist attractions, rural ecological scenic spots, and Internet celebrity check-in scenic spots, and road traffic will show the characteristics of "three concentrations and one rise", namely: highway travel concentration, self-driving travel concentration, tidal traffic concentration, and safety risks will rise.
Guangdong traffic police reminded that to avoid peak hours, it is recommended that the majority of drivers and friends try to avoid peak hours of travel, and it is recommended to use navigation map software before traveling to reasonably plan travel routes. Slow down the speed and control the distance in rainy days, Guangdong rain does not have a holiday during the "May Day" holiday, drivers and friends must slow down when driving in rainy days, keep a distance from the car in front, turn on the width lights, and remember to "slow down, control the distance, and light the tail". When passing through the waterlogged road section, you should pay attention to observation, do not risk wading, should try to detour, do not force through. Also be careful to avoid pedestrians.
Source: Guangdong Traffic Police