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during this year's national day holiday, the traffic volume on various highways increased significantly, and some road sections experienced slowdowns. from september 30 to october 1, hubei expressway traffic police received reports from enthusiastic people in the backstage of "high-speed co-operation and shooting", and more than 12,000 vehicles occupied the emergency lane. a review of media reports shows that this phenomenon is not unique to hubei expressway, but is universal to a certain extent.

as we all know, the emergency lane is a "life passage", which is reserved for special vehicles during emergency rescue and accident handling. drivers are not allowed to occupy it unless there is an emergency. according to the "road traffic safety law" and other laws and regulations, drivers who illegally occupy the emergency lane will be penalized with 6 points and a fine of 200 yuan. before every major holiday, the public security and traffic control departments will issue relevant safety reminders. this year's national day is no exception. the road traffic safety warning issued by the traffic management bureau of the ministry of public security emphasizes: "when driving on expressways, you must maintain a safe distance and the prescribed speed. when encountering traffic jams, do not cross at will or occupy the emergency lane."

but in reality, there are still many drivers who ignore safety warnings, and some even plausibly say: "the emergency lane is idle, so why not make use of it?" it is not difficult for them to find ways to intersperse and occupy it at will. the reasons for illegally occupying the emergency lane: "i only parked for a while and left immediately", "i can't help but get a clue", "check the navigation", etc. as everyone knows, arbitrarily occupying emergency lanes will not only aggravate road congestion and cause traffic accidents, but also cause vehicles performing emergency tasks to be blocked, delay rescue, and even cause the wounded and patients to die without timely treatment.

why is the phenomenon of random occupation of emergency lanes constantly prohibited and common? the reason is mainly because the parties concerned have a weak awareness of emergency safety and are taking chances. what is even more worrying is that some people occasionally occupy emergency passages once or twice without being discovered. they think they are smarter than others, so they forget about it, become bolder and bolder, and behave more and more indulgently. change lanes today, run a red light tomorrow, speed the day after tomorrow... breaking the legal bottom line again and again, it's only a matter of time before something goes wrong, but by then it's too late to regret.

as the relevant person in charge of the traffic management bureau of the ministry of public security said: "every person and every vehicle involved in road traffic may have a huge impact on road traffic safety. human factors account for more than 90% of the causes of road traffic accidents." . previously, the ministry of public security issued the top ten uncivilized driving behaviors that violate traffic rules, including failure to yield as required, illegal overtaking, illegal meeting, illegal reversing, illegal lane changes, illegal lane occupation, etc. car accidents are more dangerous than tigers. most of the past traffic accidents that resulted in car crashes and fatalities were related to uncivilized driving behavior, which has repeatedly confirmed the truth that "lucky is the origin of misfortune, and misfortune must become the end of luck." the lessons are profound and worth learning seriously.

to control traffic violations such as arbitrary occupation of emergency lanes, public security and traffic control departments need to adhere to the word "strict" as the top priority, perform their supervisory duties in a more proactive manner, catch small ones early, and strictly control them to form a strong deterrent. at the same time, we should increase investment in science and technology, set up targeted monitoring equipment, and be good at using modern scientific and technological means to improve the investigation and punishment rate of traffic violations. in addition, it is even more necessary to encourage the public to participate in traffic safety management through "casual shooting" and other methods, so that traffic violations such as arbitrarily occupying emergency lanes have no place to hide, and they must work together to weave a dense traffic "safety net" to more effectively prevent and contain various traffic accidents occur.

traffic safety is everyone’s responsibility. civilized traffic, you and i go together. as participants in road traffic, both drivers and pedestrians must always think about the dangers of car accidents, always have a sense of self-discipline, and strive to be practitioners and propagandists of civilized traffic, so as to sound the alarm, take precautions, and comply with regulations at all times and everywhere. traffic rules, do not touch the legal bottom line under any circumstances, do not cross the threshold even half a step, work together to build a "copper wall" for road traffic safety, and jointly promote the continued stability and improvement of the traffic safety situation.

text/yang weili

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