Road Traffic Safety Law of the People's Republic of China

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The Road Traffic Safety Law of the People's Republic of China (

traffic fatality
rate, which is four or five times greater than other nations.

Background

The new law has a number of focus points:

  • Under the new law, when
    traffic laws
    .
  • The new law enforces a
    vehicle insurance
    system. Insurance on motor vehicles is now compulsory instead of voluntary.
  • It abolished a previous regulation which banned holders of
    driver's licences of the PRC driving rights on expressways
    until one year after they had held the licence.
  • Expressway speed limits were increased from 110 km/h to 120 km/h.
  • Even harsher penalties were put in place for drunk driving and driving by people who did not hold a valid driver's licence, or drove a vehicle without licence plates.
  • Cases where drivers were speeding 50% in excess of the applicable
    driver's licence
    .
  • The penalty for
    hit-and-run
    accidents is permanent revocation of one's driver's licence.
  • The pre-existing point system for penalties was integrated into the new law.
  • Penalties are now higher, from the former RMB 200 up to RMB 2000. Also, provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions can only enact specific penalties within the given range. Previously, the nationwide maximum penalty was RMB 200, but areas like Beijing and Kunming had enacted laws mandating penalties in the thousands of RMB.

Beijing's own "implementation procedures" of the new traffic law was passed on October 22, 2004, after being the target of heavy controversy over the responsibilities of vehicle drivers and pedestrians, and a regulation limiting the lanes that can be used by novice drivers. These take effect on January 1, 2005.

According to Xinhua News Agency, "police officers are also reluctant to pull over drivers of military vehicles even if the drivers are breaking the law".[1] According to the People's Daily, Chinese army and police seized thousands of fake military license plates and IDs.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Military Cracks Down on Fake License Plates". Xinhua. 11 April 2008. Archived from the original on April 18, 2008.
  2. ^ "Chinese army, police seize thousands of fake military license plates, IDs". People's Daily Online. 16 June 2009.

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