Beijing tightens jaywalking punishments
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Beijing on Monday launched a campaign to strengthen punishments for pedestrians and drivers of non-motorized vehicles who violate road crossing rules, a move to tighten traffic regulations and ensure road safety, local authorities said.
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Beijing on Monday launched a campaign to strengthen punishments for pedestrians and drivers of non-motorized vehicles who violate road crossing rules. [File photo] |
Pedestrians who take the lead to run a red light or disobey traffic management risk fines of 10 yuan (1.62 US dollars) while those doing so while riding non-motorized vehicles face fines of 20 yuan, the municipal traffic control department said.
China has enforced a regulation fining pedestrians who run red lights since 1986. Under the regulation, pedestrians who run red lights may be fined 5 yuan.
A Chinese law on road transportation safety, which took effect in May 2004, also prescribed that pedestrians, passengers and drivers of non-motorized vehicles who have violated relevant traffic rules or laws will be warned or fined 5 to 50 yuan.
However, violations of traffic rules, especially road-crossing problems, have proved hard to eradicate.
Cooperation between traffic police and traffic control coordinators has been strengthened and their work has proven effective as of the tightened rules being launched.
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