Chinanews client, Beijing, August 13th (Reporter Zhang Ni) Passers-by hold up their mobile phones and take a few pictures of your illegally parked vehicle, upload them to the reporting platform for review, and then you will receive them if they sit at home. To the punishment from the traffic control department...
Recently, the small program of Beijing traffic police "Shoot at hand" has attracted attention. When encountering traffic violations, citizens can take photos and report with their phones. Beijing is not the first city in the country to launch such a move. Prior to this, cities such as Shenzhen, Xi'an, and Jinan have launched local "swift photos".
Some people say that the time has come for people to capture traffic violations. When there are "walking cameras" on the road, can illegal acts converge?
Reporting instructions in the "Shot Shoot" applet of Beijing traffic police. (Screenshot)
"Shot" came and asked if you were afraid?
Recently, Beijing's traffic police "swiftly pat" the traffic violation report platform was officially launched, prompting many citizens to applaud.
With this platform, citizens can shoot and report traffic violations such as emergency lanes, bus lanes, non-motorized vehicle lanes, random parking, and other traffic violations that are found in their daily travel.
This also means that your illegal behavior is not about avoiding the traffic police and cameras on the road and everything will be fine. You may be staring at you, grandpa and aunt, passers-by...
The launch of the "Shot" function undoubtedly played a deterrent effect on illegal behaviors, and made some unruly drivers give up their chances. However, the reporter found in the process of visiting and investigating that in practical applications, the public still faces some worries and difficulties.
At present, Beijing’s "Shishoupai" reporting platform lists 13 common traffic violations, including running red lights, illegal parking, and illegal occupation of bus lanes.
The platform provides two methods of video reporting and photo reporting, and it also puts forward clear requirements for pictures and video shooting. Among them, for reporting violations of motor vehicles while driving, the video duration must be no less than 5 seconds, and the photos must be clearly shifted; the video for reporting illegal parking must be taken for more than 12 seconds, and the two photos must be more than 10 seconds apart.
Is the operability of such regulations strong?
Mr. Li, a citizen with many years of driving experience, told reporters in an interview that in his opinion, this type of "snap shot" is more suitable for catching static illegal behaviors, especially parking violations, but it is difficult to catch traffic violations during driving. .
Mr. Li said that when driving, he often encounters illegal lane changes and private cars occupying bus lanes, but usually such behaviors during driving are sudden, and it is too late to take out the mobile phone to take pictures. Moreover, if there is only one driver in the car, the mobile phone cannot be operated during driving, which makes it difficult to achieve accurate capture.
Many drivers are also worried that the national capture may be too "critical."
“Usually, it’s a difficult problem to find the restroom for work. Some public toilets are not allowed to park. We rushed to it for convenience and then came back. We would be posted occasionally. If there are passers-by taking photos, we will be even more troublesome.” A Beijing rental car driver expressed his concerns in an interview with reporters.
He said frankly that although the illegal "snap shot" is to strengthen supervision, it may be a bit "unfriendly" to their group.
On a section of Zhichun Road in Haidian District, an electronic screen prompts "no parking zone". Photo by Zhang Ni, reporter from China News Service
Similar reporting platforms have been launched in many cities across the country
As a matter of fact, Beijing is not the first city in the country to launch a report platform called "Shishoupai".
The Shenzhen Traffic Police has been running rewarded reports since 2014. At that time, the masses' reporting channels were mainly phone calls and text messages, and bonuses were mainly distributed in cash.
Since then, in 2015, Shenzhen's "Shishoupai" report went online, WeChat and Weibo report channels were opened, and an Internet report platform was established in 2016.
The traffic police department of Xi'an City also introduced a traffic "illegal and casual shooting" measure in 2016. Citizens can report traffic violations by sending photos and videos to the WeChat official account of the Xi'an Traffic Police Department.
According to media reports at the time, Xi'an received more than 3,000 reports within two weeks of this measure.
In addition, Jinan has also started investigating and punishing traffic violations using pictures and videos reported by citizens since 2016. The traffic police department can not only adopt citizens' reports, but also give cash rewards for some reports. In 2018, the Jinan Traffic Police upgraded its public participation platform and opened the "Shot" function.
Data from the Jinan Traffic Police show that in 2018 alone, the Jinan Traffic Police received more than 100,000 clues for reporting road traffic violations, implemented more than 46,000 penalties, and issued more than 710,000 yuan in bonuses.
Data map: Beijing morning peak
Will "Shot" go wrong?
The emergence of "Shot" is to mobilize the power of ordinary citizens to expand the law enforcement coverage of traffic police and penetrate all corners of the city. But on the other hand, using the Internet platform to operate so easily, will it turn "freehand shooting" into "random shooting" and make the reporting platform change its flavor?
Previously, some media commented that in addition to penalties such as fines and deductions, offenders also enjoy basic rights such as portrait and privacy. These rights cannot be excessively restricted due to traffic violations.
The analysis believes that the information captured by the electronic eye or the police on-site law enforcement is in the possession of the public security department and cannot be leaked to unrelated personnel without legal procedures. However, people's casual photos rarely consider these. It is not even ruled out that some people collect the rewards and deliberately take the scene photos very clearly and comprehensively to meet the corresponding standards. However, if this information is kept by an individual, it is suspected of infringing on personal privacy and will cause unnecessary trouble to the person concerned.
At the same time, there will be some security concerns for whistleblowers.
"What if the reporter is threatened because of a conflict found in the capture process? Are there any protective measures for the reporter?" A female citizen expressed such doubts in an interview.
In addition, because some places currently link reports with rewards, whether there will be citizens, especially drivers, over-focusing on snapshots, causing other safety hazards, is also a concern for the outside world.
Regarding such issues, when the reporter called and consulted the staff of the Beijing Traffic Management Department, the other party also clearly reminded that “snap shots” must not interfere with normal and safe driving.
“It’s impossible for a driver to use a mobile phone to report others while driving. First of all, you must ensure that you are driving safely and that you have not violated the law,” said a staff member of the law enforcement station of a traffic detachment in Beijing.
Outside of Beijing, traffic police in Xi'an and other places have clearly issued similar reminders before, in order to prevent people from neglecting their own safety in order to take pictures of illegal processes.
Data map photo by Zhou Xiaowei
The national capture mode needs to be explored continuously
Statistics from the Ministry of Public Security show that as of June 2020, the number of motor vehicles in the country has reached 360 million, of which 270 million are cars; there are 440 million motor vehicle drivers, of which 400 million are car drivers.
In addition, official data shows that China has become the world's largest country in the production and sales of motor vehicles for 11 consecutive years.
The huge number of motor vehicles also brings hidden dangers of frequent traffic accidents.
In recent years, the public has become more and more concerned about topics related to traffic safety, and cities have launched "Shot Shooting", which undoubtedly provides opportunities for all citizens to participate in the greatest possible eradication of traffic violations. In the face of this new regulatory measure, the traffic control departments in various places are also constantly exploring and improving in practice.
For example, in the relevant regulations issued by Beijing this time, the issue of accountability for false reports is clarified.
Beijing traffic control department reminded that the report should provide relevant information truthfully. For false reports, forged evidence, or malicious upload of irrelevant information, the traffic control department will be held accountable according to law; if there are more than 3 accumulative times, the parties will no longer receive reports within half a year.
In some cities such as Shenzhen, in recent years, the existing reporting platforms have been improved and upgraded, and modes such as one-key reporting and uploading of vehicle-mounted devices have been introduced, in order to make the operation more convenient for the public.
In short, as the number of motor vehicles continues to increase, rectification of traffic violations will inevitably lead to long obstacles. In the future, will the use of such reporting platforms be more standardized and humane? How to protect people's rights while strengthening supervision? Is there any other better solution? A series of issues need to be continuously improved in the course of exploration. (Finish)