Beijing Police fight against drunk driving
Be careful in the capital as police are shifting into a higher gear in their fight against drunk driving.
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“High-Incidence Season” of Driving
While Intoxicated Will Start from This Week
September 24, 2009
From this week, Beijing will show obvious traffic characteristics before the National Day, such activities as gathering, shopping and visiting relatives and friends will increase. Hence, driving while intoxicated is expected to enter its “high-incidence season”. BTMB shall inspect driving while intoxicated at night and noon in the work of traffic safeguard during the National Day, strengthen law enforcement efforts, and detain the drivers caught drunk driving as from today. The civil servants who have been found drunk driving will be exposed through media and other channels.
Currently, the total population of motor vehicles in Beijing has reached 3.854 million and that of drivers has amounted to 5.55 million, with more complicated road traffic environment. According to the recent inspections, the civil police noticed that some drivers hold that there is no problem in driving after drinking just a bottle of beer, but actually, such behavior can be categorized as driving while intoxicated since their blood alcohol level go far beyond 20mg/100ml, based upon the results of alcohol test.
Our bureau will give full play to the sci-tech detachments as well as the contingents for investigating and punishing serious traffic offences, and inspect at odd intervals to make the illegal drivers feel uncertain about the rectification practice. Various detachments are expected to strengthen post arrangement along the critical roads, main roads of loop lines and connecting lines, particularly, to implement 24-hour monitoring on some major catering and entertainment areas, break the routine and adopt flexible working schedule.
The civil police will directly input the names of drunken drivers into “blacklist” database by POS machine, which could help decrease the intermediate links and improve efficiency. In addition, BTMB shall openly deal with the traffic violations and accidents of intoxicated driving committed by work units and drivers, which shall be exposed by the media, investigate the leaders’ responsibilities and particularly, uncompromisingly disclose the intoxicated driving offenses committed by civil servants.
http://www.bjjtgl.gov.cn/publish/por.../info14591.htm
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Beijing to get tougher on drink driving
September 23, 2009
Beijing municipal traffic management authorities say they are to further increase road inspections to root out driving under the influence (DUI) offences around Oct.1, the start of the National Day holiday season.
Beginning Wednesday, all important thoroughfares and ring roads, as well as major dining and entertainment districts in the city will be monitored around the clock, says a spokesman for the Beijing Traffic Management Bureau.
In addition to regular middle of the day and night-time inspections, traffic police are also to carry out a greater number of spot checks at irregular times so that law-breaking drivers could not easily figure ways to avoid the possibility of being stopped, he said.
There will be a great number of people attending different kinds of gatherings and visiting friends and relatives as the National Day holiday season nears, said the spokesman, "DUI cases will peak too."
The spokesman warned that government employees who were caught drunk driving would face publicity in the local media as well as conventional penalties such as fines and detention.
China's population, which has a large percentage of alcohol consumers, is rapidly becoming more mobile, putting greater strain on controlling drink driving. In Beijing, a city of more than 15 million people, motor vehicles exceed 3.85 million.
In mid August, Chinese police launched a two-month nationwide crackdown against DUI following a series of shocking cases in which drunk drivers killed pedestrians.
This year's National Day holiday season, which starts on Oct. 1, includes the Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the mooncake festival, which falls on Oct.3. The holiday season will last eight days, the longest ever.
Source:Xinhu
http://www.bjjtgl.gov.cn/publish/por.../info14594.htm
Re: Beijing Police fight against drunk driving
Lunchtime drinking in China poses even more dangers than in other countries, where night time drinking is normal.
I'm glad the authorities take it seriously, but you have to wonder how many 'cases' are 'settled out of court!' :lol8:
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On Thumpertalk, they say you will be executed on the spot for drunken driving in China!
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On Thumpertalk, they say you will be executed on the spot for drunken driving in China!
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Wouldn't surprise me :naughty: but thats a bit overdone. However, they have sentenced a guy to death for causing an accident leaving four people dead - he was drunk and had no license.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32123148...s-asiapacific/
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Chinese court sentences drunk driver to death
30-year-old man killed four people in accident in Sichuan province
BEIJING - A court in southwestern China has sentenced a man to death for a drunken-driving accident that killed four people in what's being called a first for the country.
The 30-year-old man was found guilty of endangering public safety and sentenced to death yesterday.
He was reportedly drunk and speeding in the capital of Sichuan province last year when he struck four other cars. Four people were killed and another person was seriously injured. He was also driving without a license.
Police fight against drunk driving
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Is it just me or are the Chinese slowly cracking down more on everything and ramp it up as each year passes.
I remember a few years ago it seemed to be alot less strict? Maybe just me?
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Probably get different conditions in different areas but I wouldn't expect enforcement to become more lax through the years. I wish I had gotten to China in the late 90's... like I know some folks here have. Would have been an even more unbelievable experience!
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In hindsight the authorities really have no choice but to start clamping down in the case of automobiles.
The chinese who last year became the highest selling country in the world of cars have a problem or will have a very big problem with automobile fatalities.
The Chinese culture of alcohol drinking really does not go well with automobiles. That and having way to many drinks at lunch time and going back to work on building/construction sites.
I wonder when if at all they will make it mandatory the wearing of seat belts?
I also see the police crack down on the number of people drivers can cram into their cars.
Although it is funny to see the driver spot the police tell X amount of people to get out and walk up the road past the police and then get back in the car all in eyesight of the police.
Most of the new and well old drivers have no idea about driving in snow and ice conditions well up in Xinjiang they don't.
