Legal reporter Zhou Xiaopeng
Late at night, on an open street, many cars are racing at high speed, drifting, chasing and racing ...
Epidemic situation. Recently, the Fujian Xianyou Police investigated a case of street drag racing. Participants involved in drag racing found that there were few wide roads during the epidemic, and they repeatedly rented cars from rental car dealers. It is worth noting that most of the illegal persons arrested were minors under 18 years of age.
The Road Traffic Safety Law of the People's Republic of China clearly states that driving a motor vehicle shall obtain a motor vehicle driving license in accordance with law. According to the requirements for the application and use of motor vehicle driving licenses, applicants for small cars, small automatic transmissions, and mopeds must be over 18 years old and under 70 years old. However, in recent years, the number of minors driving unlicensed motor vehicles and traffic accidents has increased significantly.
Police in many places have stated that it is illegal and very dangerous for a minor to drive a motor vehicle. Once a traffic accident occurs, the consequences can be disastrous. Education, traffic police and other departments should increase publicity for traffic safety, but more importantly, parents must fulfill their responsibility of guardianship and keep their car keys in order not to let motor vehicles become children's "toys".
Minor driving is very dangerous
At 3:50 a.m. on December 25, 2019, a loud noise rang through the street and the two cars collided and were damaged. The police of the traffic police brigade of Luancheng Public Security Branch of Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province quickly came to the police. A car was parked on the parking spot and was knocked out in the left front. .
Faced with police inquiries, a drunk young man claimed that the vehicle was his own, but the friend who drove the vehicle has left. When the police asked about the driver, the young man was very unnatural. The police told him that the driver who did not return within the time limit would be deemed to have escaped and needed to bear corresponding legal responsibilities. Hearing here, the young man revealed the truth.
It turned out that the young man, Li, had a drink at a friend's party that night, but drove home by himself. When the accident happened, the mobile phone rang. He looked down at the mobile phone and didn't pay attention to the road, which caused an accident and hit a parked vehicle. At the same time, his vehicle also rolled over to the middle of the road, and the police rushed forward. He just got out of the car in shock.
The police asked Lee to show the relevant documents, but he always refused to flash his words. After persuading the police to obtain information through the system, he found that Li was born in April 2002 and is a minor. He is not even eligible to apply for a driving license. . After testing by relevant departments, Li was a drunk driver and was fully responsible for the accident. Li was criminally detained by the police for suspected dangerous driving.
According to the policemen of the traffic police brigade, in recent years, post-00s have become a key group of alcohol-related violations. These minors are enthusiastic about various gatherings, and some of these boys frequently drink without regard to consequences, regardless of safety, and drive without a license.
"Even if you do not drink alcohol, it is very dangerous for a minor to drive a car." The policeman said that when a younger minor was driving a car, he could easily be blocked by the center console and even the road due to his short stature. Can't see clearly, let alone control the throttle, brakes, gears, etc. Although the sixteen-sevens are close to adults, they are in the stage of growth and development, their psychology is still immature, and their life experience is inadequate. Once a traffic accident occurs, the consequences can be disastrous. .
Parents let off and punish Keng Wa
The police found that the parents of the son Li were informed and acquiescent about the driving behavior of his son Li. In fact, it is precisely because parents are negligent in management and lack of traffic safety education for their children that some minors lack traffic laws and safety awareness and knowingly drive illegally without a driving license.
In November 2019, during a routine inspection by the Handan Brigade Police of Hebei Expressway Traffic Police at the Handan West Toll Station, it was found that the driver of a large truck was immature and not like an adult, and the elderly man in the same car saw the police very nervous. Police inspections confirmed that the teenager who drove the car turned out to be a minor and the son of the same man. The teenager who followed his father to transport was worried that his father would be tired from long-distance driving, and offered to drive for some distance for his father.
Although it is to help his father, the juvenile's behavior has been illegal. The police have criticized and educated him and fined him 1,500 yuan for driving without a license. The teenager's father gave the vehicle to an unlicensed driver and was fined 1,500 yuan.
In the face of underage children driving motor vehicles, some parents acquiesced indulgently, while some parents are simply instigating "craggling."
In July 2019, a small video recorded by a man in Yanshan County, Cangzhou City, Hebei Province caused social concern. In the video, the boy with a childlike face holds the steering wheel in both hands and drives the car forward alone. The child's father in the front passenger seat records the video with his mobile phone without any worries.
Some netizens quickly reported the video. The Yanshan County Police quickly launched an investigation. According to clues about the shooting location of the video, the underage driver, and the video recorder, the Yanshan County Public Security Traffic Police Brigade quickly found the suspected illegal video recorder. Lee.
Police investigations learned that on the afternoon of June 27, 2019, Li drove a car in Yanshan County. He handed the car to his son under the age of 13. He recorded a small video on his mobile phone for fun and uploaded it to WeChat circle of friends. Because of violations of the Road Traffic Safety Law, the police conducted severe criticism and education and imposed a fine of 1,000 yuan on him.
"Parents, as guardians of underage children, should not be sloppy in traffic safety. They should usually keep their car keys in order not to let the car become a child's" toy ". If the child makes an inappropriate request to drive, he should promptly refuse and educate The child is aware of the dangers of driving without a license. "The Yanshan County Public Security Traffic Police Brigade specified in the notification of the case.
Guardian responsible for accident
Whether a minor child drives a motor vehicle with the consent of his parents, or travels by car alone, it reflects the parents 'inattention to minors' driving and fail to realize the serious harm of this behavior.
On the evening of October 29, 2019, in Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province, a boy who was just 17 years old traveled by a friend's motorcycle and drove all the way in the middle of the road, colliding with a normal driving car head-on. The boy was invalidated after rescue. death. The traffic police department determined that the boy did not obtain a motor vehicle driving license while not wearing a safety helmet and driving a motorcycle in the reverse direction as the main reason for the accident, and he was mainly responsible for the accident.
On July 16, 2019, in Yangjiang City, Guangdong Province, a 17-year-old Li driving a car rented by a friend without a license collided with a motorcycle crossing the road, crashing two drivers on the motorcycle Fly, causing 1 death and 1 injury. After the accident, Li abandoned the car and ran away. More than an hour later, Li surrendered.
"Because minors do not have formal systematic motor vehicle driving qualification training, traffic safety laws and regulations are extremely poor, driving on the road is usually rampage, the dangers in driving are not expected, and it is too late to respond correctly and effectively in the event of an emergency, and Yi impulse driving gas, easy drag racing, can easily lead to traffic accidents, posing a serious threat to life and property of himself and other traffic participants. "Shijiazhuang City Public Security Traffic Management Bureau police Wang Yanan admitted that now, the probability of minors contacting the vehicle has greatly increased, The problem of minors' driving should be paid great attention.
"The family, school, and society all have inescapable responsibilities when it comes to driving motor vehicles for minors. In particular, parents as guardians must strengthen supervision and education of minors and guide children to establish a good sense of traffic safety. "Said Chen Jiangtao, a lawyer at Beijing Deheheng Law Firm.
Chen Jiangtao introduced that a minor is in an accident when driving a motor vehicle, and the vehicle is his guardian. Regardless of whether the minor has obtained a driving license, the guardian is the subject of civil compensation. If the vehicle is owned by another person, an accident occurs while driving with the permission of the owner, and the owner of the vehicle and the guardian of the minor are the subject of civil compensation; If the vehicle owner has gross negligence in the management of the vehicle, the vehicle owner and guardian are the subject of civil compensation.