The "Comity Zebra Crossing" campaign has been in operation for three years, and the once "cannot pass" Internet celebrity intersection has changed greatly
Flexible guide "serial attack" to stop illegal crossing
At the intersection of Government Street in Changping District, a civilized guide signaled to cyclists to wait behind the zebra crossing.
On August 14th, at the intersection of the capital airport side road in Chaoyang District, the civilized guide used standardized gestures to guide the riders through when the green light was on. This edition of photography/Beijing News reporter Wu Ning
The "Regulations on the Promotion of Civilized Behavior in Beijing" has been officially implemented for more than two months. This is another important measure to promote the formation of good civilized habits for citizens since Beijing fully launched the "Comity Zebra Crossing" special action in 2017. There are many regulations in the regulations that echo the civilized behaviors advocated in the "comity zebra crossing". If citizens need to follow road signs, markings, and traffic lights, they need to be courteous to pedestrians when driving a motor vehicle through a zebra crossing.
Today, on zebra crossings, are pedestrians and vehicles "shouli"? Recently, reporters from the Beijing News visited many busy intersections in Beijing and conducted on-site visits.
Visit 1
Intersection of Airport Side Road and Dashanzi Road, Chaoyang District
Pedestrians and vehicles at the irregular Wuchakou are much more regular
"The five big things in life: birth, old age, sickness and death Dashanzi", the "golden sentence" that actor Xu Zheng once broke, shows everyone's helplessness to the traffic situation in Dashanzi area, and also makes Dashanzi intersection once become a "net red intersection". Netizens even joked that "you need to bring your own dry food to take this road."
At 7:30 a.m. on the 14th, the reporter came to this intersection that had been complained by countless people. The intersection is an irregular five-way intersection. One of the roads is the exit of the Capital Airport Expressway. Around the forks of Jiuxianqiao Road, Jiuxianqiao North Road and Capital Airport Side Road, 798 Park, Electronic City, many large listed companies and Many schools.
The reporter saw that at the peak of work, the flow of people and vehicles at each intersection was too much to estimate. However, under the guidance of public civilization guides, pedestrians and vehicles can basically follow the traffic lights. At red lights, most non-motor vehicle owners will consciously wait outside the zebra crossing; when motor vehicles turn, they will also take the initiative to slow down to avoid pedestrians.
There is still "room" for mutual comity during peak hours
In terms of maintaining traffic safety and order, the "Regulations on the Promotion of Civilized Behavior of Beijing" clearly stipulates that in the congested and slow-traveling sections, the traffic should be comity and orderly.
At 8 o'clock in the morning on the 14th, near the intersection of Jiuxianqiao Road and the airport exit road, the reporter saw at the scene that a woman riding an electric bicycle and another woman riding a bicycle collided and the woman riding a bicycle was taken down. Later, the knees and palms kept bleeding. It turned out that the two were riding in the direction of Jiuxianqiao North Road. Seeing that the traffic light at the intersection turned green, they both rushed to the road. They did not notice that the handlebars of the two cars were tangled together, which caused the accident.
According to Chen Qiang, the leader of the Public Civilization Guide Squadron of Jiuxianqiao Street, similar small accidents occurred during peak hours in the morning and evening, mostly because they were in a hurry and rushed to each other. "At the intersection here, the flow of people is tidal, and the width of the road is limited. Only when pedestrians and vehicles give way to each other can they pass safely."
The reporter also observed at various intersections that in the last few seconds when the green light was about to turn red, there were indeed some pedestrians and vehicles rushing through.
Visit 2
Intersection of Government Street and Gulou South Street, Changping District
Flexible guidance of "serial strikes" crossing the road violations are treated in advance
"It's a red light, please wait outside the zebra crossing." "The light is almost red, you can't make it, don't worry." "Hello, the master in black, please stand back and wait. It is dangerous to be in the middle of the road. "The little baby holds mother's hand firmly, don't let go across the road, so good"...
At 5 o'clock in the afternoon on the 14th, at the intersection of Government Street and Gulou South Street in Changping District, for half an hour, Zhang Yanqing, the guide of public civilization, has not stopped giving warm reminders. She said that the 1.3L large water bottle she carried with her was sometimes not enough for 2 hours on duty.
According to reports, there are bus stops in all three directions of the intersection, and it is close to the subway entrance and bus station. There are wholesale markets and large supermarkets nearby. The number of two-way lanes is also the largest in the area. In addition, it is adjacent to the Ming Tombs scenic spot. There are also many tourists from all over the country, and it deserves to be the busiest intersection in Changping District. The reporter saw that under the flexible guidance of Zhang Yanqing and his colleagues, many violations were prevented in advance. Most pedestrians and vehicles can habitually obey the traffic rules.
A few electric car owners are too wayward not only to ride a zebra crossing but also to go retrograde
In the "Regulations on the Promotion of Civilized Behavior in Beijing," driving non-motor vehicles that do not follow traffic signals, do not drive in non-motorized lanes, go backwards, and cross the road indiscriminately are listed as one of the key uncivilized behaviors in traffic travel.
From 5:20 pm to 5:50 pm, the reporter observed at the intersection and found that most non-motor vehicle owners rode directly through the zebra crossing when crossing the road, but most would ride on the right. Among them, there are also a very small number of electric car owners not only riding on zebra crossings, but even riding directly towards the oncoming crowd in retrograde, and pedestrians evade one after another.
Wang Jianhua, captain of the Public Civilization Guide Squadron, Chengbei Street, Changping District, told reporters that before the "comfortable zebra crossing" was implemented, vehicles and pedestrians rushed on the zebra crossing very seriously; more than three years have passed, the civilization habits of most citizens have improved. , But there will still be some people who do not listen. Among them, three-wheeled electric vehicles are most like retrograde.
【sound】
All citizens should watch a traffic accident warning exhibition
Wang Yuwen, a public civilization guide who has served at the intersection of Dashanzi for more than three years, introduced that their way of duty is not to stand on the curb, but when the red light is on, the two of them walked to the middle of the road and reminded them with words. The flags put together a virtual line to avoid pedestrians or non-motorized vehicles. When the green light came on, they walked back to the side of the loop. This is the most effective guidance method they have explored in the past three years. "We have calculated that at a distance of more than 10 meters, within 2 hours of peak time, a guide can walk close to ten thousand steps."
Wang Yuwen recalled that although duty was very hard, many heart-warming things also happened. During the epidemic, everyone was off duty for about half a year. After arriving at work last month, many people working nearby specially gave them sour plum soup and fruits. Every time I hear them say, "Sister, you can go to work, and you are here, we feel at ease." It's worth it to feel tired.
Wang Yuwen said that for most violators, flexible guidance has the best effect; but for those who fail to correct after repeated instruction, relevant departments should impose penalties. "Actually, punishment is not the goal. It is most important to make pedestrians and motor vehicles a real civilized habit." She believes that all citizens should watch a traffic accident warning exhibition to form a safety awareness from the bottom of their hearts.
Zhang Yanqing, the guide of public civilization in Changping District, also often receives thanks from strangers. She also believes that allowing the other party to form civilization habits may sometimes be more effective than punishment.
【Public Scoring】
Marker: Ms. Liu Score: 100 points
"Full score for this lemon yellow at the intersection"
The reporter randomly interviewed more than 10 local residents and foreign tourists at the above two visiting points, and asked them to rate the "shouli" status of the zebra crossing in Beijing, and the average score was about 85 points.
Mr. Li, who came to work in Beijing from Xinjiang, said that he has come to Changping for more than half a year, and he feels that most pedestrians and vehicles abide by the traffic rules. He thinks this has a lot to do with the guidance and publicity of civilized guides. "Our hometown does not have such a guide, and at some busy intersections, it is inevitable that we will not follow the rules."
Ms. Liu from a listed company in Jiuxianqiao, Chaoyang District, said that the road conditions at Dashanzi intersection are very complicated, but as long as there are public civilization guides, the order will be very different. "In the morning and evening peak, they are standing on the road, watching the city. With this full score, I want to give this brightest lemon yellow."
Beijing News reporter Jie Mingyue