Wu Ruidong
The temperature was below 0°C, but the sprinkler continued to sprinkle water on the road, causing some roads to freeze, and many citizens riding electric bikes fell down.
On December 19, the local government of Luoshan County, Xinyang, Henan, stated that the temperature had dropped significantly on the 18th, and the relevant departments made mistakes in their research and judgment before operation, and did not make adjustments to the watering time.
Government departments will take compensation measures for the people who fell.
As an important means of controlling urban dust and air pollution, sprinkler operation has become the "standard configuration" of various cities.
However, a video posted by a netizen shows that on December 18, sprinklers in Luoshan County were able to sprinkle properly when the temperature dropped below freezing in winter, causing many electric vehicles to fall sideways on the road, and many citizens fell to the side.
This not only wastes precious water resources and fails to achieve pollution control effects, but also leaves major traffic hazards and even leads to serious traffic accidents.
Under the condemnation and questioning from all walks of life, including public opinion, Luoshan county government staff admitted that the functional department made a mistake in research and judgment, and did not make adjustments to the sprinkler operation time, and is actively taking compensation measures for the people who fell due to icy roads. .
Judging from the comments of netizens, the attitude of the local government departments to correct their mistakes has been understood and recognized by netizens.
In the season of freezing weather and dripping water, the sprinklers of the city management department are still running back and forth on the road, sprinkling water as usual.
The result of this is that the water spilled on the ground quickly condenses into ice, and people who ride by accidentally fall to the ground.
This scene is not a special case of a certain city, but a "reserved program" that will be staged on the streets in some cities in winter, and news of traffic accidents or casualties caused by sprinkler operations is not uncommon.
The reason why sprinklers frequently appear in absurd incidents in various places is due to the subcontracting mechanism of urban management on the one hand.
In many cities, the sprinkler operation is the purchase of third-party services, and the functional department uses the number of times of watering per day as an important assessment indicator for the sprinkler operation. If the indicator is not met, the service company will be punished accordingly, and even be terminated from the cooperative relationship.
Based on interest considerations, contracted sprinkler companies only focus on assessment indicators. As for when to work, whether there will be ice after watering, and whether there will be safety hazards after freezing, there is no consideration.
On the other hand, due to the lack of institutional protection.
Although Article 54 of the "Road Traffic Safety Law" clearly stipulates that motor vehicles such as sprinklers and sweepers should operate in accordance with safe operation standards, there are ambiguities in many places about what "safe operation standards" are.
Even though some places generally stipulate that when the temperature is below zero degrees Celsius, watering operations must be stopped, but due to the lack of corresponding penalties, sprinklers will still work at zero degrees Celsius, and the road surface will often turn into "ice rinks".
For sprinkling operations, government departments at all levels should introduce public policies and carry out system design, especially for sprinkling and icing in winter, and measures should be made according to "seasonal" conditions.
Specifically, during the freezing season in winter, the time and frequency of watering can be flexibly designed according to the actual temperature. For example, northern cities can use the time when the ice is not frozen at noon to carry out operations; another example, if the weather is always below the freezing point, the watering operation can be cancelled. .
At the same time, for sprinklers that do not operate according to regulations, corresponding penalties must be formulated, and according to corresponding laws, if a major safety accident occurs, the company where the sprinkler is located must also bear joint and several liabilities.
A small sprinkler seems to be a small problem of people's livelihood, but it reflects the level of public governance in a city.
Government departments should earnestly take responsibility, keep the lives and safety of ordinary people in mind, make more overall considerations, and less blindly respond.
Only in this way, similar things can be effectively avoided.