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Rectification of the non-motor traffic in Beijing

Here in Beijing, pedestrian and bicycles are free to break the traffic rules at no cost… but not for long. In order to decrease the number of traffic accidents in Beijing, the authorities decided to make a 40 days rectification of non-motor traffic, starting… tomorrow! The crackdown will focus on:

Non-motor vehicles breaching traffic lights, carrying passengers, or going the opposite direction to traffic;
Pedestrians not crossing at zebra crossings or going against traffic lights. People distributing advertising leaflets or begging on the road;
Motor vehicles with no proper plates;
Illegal taxis, agricultural vehicles going into forbidden areas;
Non-motor vehicles that install engines;
Motor vehicles that have been illegally repaired or restored.

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8 Responses to “Rectification of the non-motor traffic in Beijing”

JayJay Says:
August 31st, 2005 at 3:27 pm
So we’re gonna hav to watch out with our illegal scooters or what? I don’t believe this is gonna change anything personnally, loads of talking. The amount of action is miserable. Juste like they say that they just destroyed 1 billion illegal DVDs around China, you just cross the road from the office and still can buy your dvds.
Thierry Says:
August 31st, 2005 at 3:45 pm
The one that I don’t really gte is “non-motor vehicles carrying passengers”. Is it forbidden to take someone on your bike?
Yoda63 Says:
August 31st, 2005 at 4:19 pm
They are may be talking about it is forbidden to take hamster on your bike without fasten its chatertone ?
JayJay Says:
August 31st, 2005 at 4:39 pm
If I take a Hamster on my bike, I will tie it to the wheel
Yoda63 Says:
August 31st, 2005 at 8:05 pm
Hehe … and you will have a non-motor vehicle with a motor … not allow … sorry …
NIKOLA Says:
September 1st, 2005 at 2:07 am
You’re right guys!! what for a changement, they may be want to begin now to give a structured and well regulated impression of BEIJING for the Olympic Games…

But I’m not living theri so maybe I’m not right!!
marc Says:
September 8th, 2005 at 9:56 am
I can tell you that they are really doing it!! today the police stopped me because I was going in the opposite direction with my bicycle. The police was ticketing a chinese guy, but I though they will not tell me anything so went straight to them. Then the policeman stoppes me and tells me in a perfect chinese that I was in the wrong lane. Of course my chinese is not that perfect but it was easy to undersand. at the end he didn’t ticket me but didn’t let me continue so I had to walk.

They were stopped in DongSi Shi Tiao with the Er Huan, 150 metres from my office. I hope they will not be there tomorrow!!
Thierry Says:
September 8th, 2005 at 1:40 pm
hoho… So far, I had no problem in scooter.