A REVISED draft of traffic violation penalties is being reviewed during a three-day meeting that opened Thursday.
According to the revised draft -- which is based on public opinion collected over a month -- motorists who run red lights will be fined 500 yuan (US$74) and four points will be deducted while repeat offenders within a year will face a 1,000-yuan fine for each offense.
Drivers who run red lights three times will be required to be re-examined for driving and theory, and their licenses will be suspended.
Those who run traffic lights more than five times a year will have their licenses suspended for three months and vehicles will be impounded for seven days, according to the revised traffic draft.
Meanwhile, pedestrians who cross against a red light will face a 200-yuan penalty.
Because many residents argued that some offenses were not intentional, the revised draft says penalties can be canceled if the traffic lights are not working or if a driver's view is obstructed by vehicles in front.
Motorists who illegally change lanes, cut in or overtake other cars in traffic jams will face a 300-yuan fine and points deductions. Offenders will be fined 500 yuan for each repeat offense in the same year. Driving licenses will be suspended for a month if drivers violate the rules more than five times, according to the amended traffic regulation.
Drivers who cause injury running a red light or speeding will have to complete 30 to 60 hours of community work.
Using duplicate or false plates will attract a fine of 50,000 yuan, the most severe punishment in the amended traffic regulation, remains unchanged in the revised draft.
Zhang Yueming, one of 10 residents invited to observe the plenary meeting, said the revised rules were clearer. He said the deduction of points would be more effective in improving the city's traffic order because fines were just one of the measures to penalize traffic offenders.
The legislative affairs authority received more than 300 calls and over 210 e-mails from residents in the three weeks after the draft was announced Oct. 12.
Source:Shenzhen Daily |
