● In order to make motorcycles emit ear-piercing roars and achieve the effect of driving like lightning, some car owners usually install amplifying equipment and illegally modify vehicle lights and exhaust pipes, etc., which will not only cause safety hazards, but also bring huge noise pollution
● Changing the brand, model, and engine model of a motor vehicle without applying for registration, or changing the appearance and relevant technical data of a registered motor vehicle are all illegal modifications.
According to the Road Traffic Safety Law, assembling a motor vehicle or changing the registered structure, structure or characteristics of a motor vehicle without authorization, and modifying the frame number or vehicle identification number are all illegal modifications.
● The public security and traffic control departments in many places attach great importance to the noise nuisance caused by motorcycle modification. In addition to strengthening the patrol control of key road sections and punishing violators according to law, some places have also announced reporting hotlines and online platforms to extensively collect clues. Strictly crack down on such violations
□ Our reporter Zhang Shoukun
Xiao Yi (pseudonym) from Shantou, Guangdong Province has been unable to sleep well for the past two months. "I often wake up at one or two o'clock in the night by the ear-piercing roar of motorcycles, sometimes one, sometimes many , I feel like I’m speeding, and I’m passing by with a ‘boom’.” Xiao Yi told the reporter of the “Rule of Law Daily” that the “street bombing” drag racing not only disturbs the people but also affects traffic safety. I don’t know why some people like it.
What happened to Xiao Yi was not an exception.
On social platforms, many people complained that they were often awakened from their sleep by motorcycles "bombing the streets".
According to statistics, since the beginning of this year, 205 illegal acts such as motorcycle trespassing and "street bombing" have been investigated and dealt with in accordance with the law in Heping District of Tianjin alone.
It is understood that in order to make a piercing roar and achieve the effect of driving fast, these motorcycles usually install sound amplification equipment, illegally modify the lights, vehicle exhaust pipes, etc., causing safety hazards.
What are the harms of illegal modification of motorcycles and "street bombing" racing, and how to effectively control them?
With these questions, the reporter recently launched an investigation.
Illegal modification drag racing
endangering safety and nuisance
Wang Hong (pseudonym), who lives in Chaoyang District, Beijing, complained to reporters that since September this year, near the East Fourth Ring Road and North Chaoyang Road, from 5:00 p.m.
Sometimes when driving on the road and encountering these "street bombers", they will be terrified by their crazy chasing and racing.
"I finally understand why some people don't like motorcycles so much, and suddenly they kicked, and the sound was so loud that they could have a heart attack." Wang Hong said that she has already called the police and made a complaint through 12345, hoping that the relevant departments can deal with these "explosions" as soon as possible. Street" behavior.
In addition to "fried streets", there is also "running the mountain" (driving a motorcycle to run the mountain road).
Due to the complex environment of the mountain road, a slight misjudgment may cause danger. Once an accident occurs, it is easy to cause a car crash and death.
From August 20th to 21st this year, two motorcycle "running hills" accidents occurred on the roads in the Mentougou mountainous area of Beijing. One of the collisions resulted in the death of the rider on the spot.
Li Sheng (pseudonym), who lives in Jinghai District, Tianjin, is a motorcycle "enthusiast", but he is very disgusted with the "street bombing" behavior of motorcycles, because a few riders who violate the rules will give them regular fans and a large number of motorcyclists. People who travel by car bring a lot of negative comments.
"I have been in the circle of motorcycle friends for more than ten years, and I know many motorcycle enthusiasts. None of the riders can ride the bike fast on urban roads, let alone hit the accelerator hard in the middle of the night." Li Sheng said, these riders on the road Many of the people who go racing, especially those who "blow up the street" late at night, are young men who don't have a motorcycle driver's license, just for the sake of fun. While driving, an extremely fast motorcycle suddenly sprang out from the side, and disappeared in a flash, which is very unsafe."
For faster speed, louder roar, and pursuit of excitement, motorcycle "street bombing" is often accompanied by another illegal act - illegal modification of motorcycles.
According to the "Regulations on Motor Vehicle Registration", changing the brand, model, and engine model of a motor vehicle without applying for registration, or changing the shape and related technical data of a registered motor vehicle are all illegal modifications.
According to the Road Traffic Safety Law, assembling a motor vehicle or changing the registered structure, structure or characteristics of a motor vehicle without authorization, and modifying the frame number or vehicle identification number are all illegal modifications.
Xu Anhua, Deputy Chief of the Order Section of Baise City Traffic Police Detachment, said that in reality, there are many common but illegal motorcycle modification behaviors, such as removing reflectors, adding front and rear bumpers, cool lamps, etc., changing tire specifications, Wheel specifications, changing the vehicle suspension structure (front frame, shock absorption system), changing the size of the exhaust pipe, replacing the engine (motor), transmission and braking system are all illegal modifications.
These illegal modifications may affect the driving comfort, stability and steering performance of the vehicle, and may easily cause driving accidents.
Zhao Dong (pseudonym), the owner of a motorcycle repair and refit shop in Jizhou District, Tianjin, told reporters that if a motorcycle is refitted carelessly, it will violate the regulations: "For example, if you refit a tire, you can only change the brand of the tire, not the name of the tire. The original factory size, 150 (width 150mm) rear tire is not feasible to change to 160. Modification of body color and prints, more than 30% of the original car area needs to be filed with the vehicle management office. Modification of headlights cannot be particularly bright, nor can it be added Color and strobe function. It is illegal to add bumpers, mobile phone holders, saddlebags and so on.”
"My motorcycle friends and I always choose routes with good road conditions and few cars to go into the mountains or around the city, and ride in a green and safe way." Li Sheng said that motorcycle owners do not change the exhaust pipe, control the speed when passing through residential areas, Don’t go to the streets too late, you can basically be understood by others. Motorcycle riding is not purely for speed, nor is it illegally modified or “street bombing”, but to feel life more closely and discover beautiful things around you.
Noise pollution sparks outrage
Police carry out special rectification
In addition to bringing hidden dangers to road safety, illegal racing and illegal modification of motorcycles will also bring huge noise pollution.
The decibel experiment conducted by the traffic police in Jinan, Shandong shows that at 5,000 rpm, the noise produced by motorcycles equipped with original exhaust pipes is between 77 decibels and 80 decibels, while the noise produced by illegally modified motorcycles reaches 90 decibels.
If a person is in a noise environment above 85 decibels for a long time, it may affect the central nervous system, cause neurasthenia, cause headaches, poor sleep quality, memory loss, slow response, etc., and may also affect the digestive system and cause gastrointestinal function. Disorder, manifested as loss of appetite, nausea, slow gastric emptying, etc.
"According to the Law on the Prevention and Control of Noise Pollution, if the sound produced by motorcycles during driving reaches the standard of disturbing the surrounding living environment, it is considered to be traffic noise. In this regard, the people's government of the jurisdiction area should organize relevant departments and units to conduct investigations and assessments and determine responsibilities , the public security traffic control department should step up governance and punishment." Dong Laichao, director of Beijing Kaiya Law Firm, said.
Liu Zhiwei, a lawyer from Beijing Yinghe Law Firm, told reporters that in real life, there are two main reasons for motorcycle noise: one is that some compliant motorcycles have large displacement and high power, and normal driving will also produce relatively loud noises. Loud sound, if you speed up the car or drive through a quiet residential area at night, the sound will naturally be harsh; the other is that some motorcycle owners deliberately modify the motorcycle engine, muffler, exhaust pipe, etc. to make the motorcycle It produces a lot of noise when racing with a large throttle, resulting in a cool and cool feeling.
"No matter what the situation is, the noise of motorcycles is often accompanied by illegal behaviors such as running red lights, speeding, and illegal lane changes, especially some illegally modified motorcycles to "blow the streets" and drag racing, which has a major impact on traffic safety and public safety. Hidden dangers need to be rectified." Liu Zhiwei said that noise and illegal modification are two different illegal acts, and relevant departments should avoid in the process of handling: because the vehicle has not been modified, the noise caused by it will not be dealt with, or only investigated. Illegal modification of vehicles while ignoring the noise problem.
In fact, the public security traffic control department has already taken active actions against the "street bombing" problem that the masses hate.
Especially since the summer, "street bombing" behaviors have occurred frequently, and many places have launched special rectifications for "street car bombing" to actively respond to social concerns.
The traffic police in Xi'an, Shaanxi, researched and judged the clues collected through channels such as reports from the masses and road inspections, and processed the information of motorcycle gathering places, night-time drag racing-prone road sections, and motorcycle repair shops into images to form "one network, two maps" (that is, drag racing, "Street bombing" is frequently posted on the road network, location maps of motorcycle gathering places, and location maps of motorcycle repair shops), and the illegal activities of "street bombing" are precisely managed and targeted.
In the special rectification action against the illegal behavior of drag racing "street bombing", the Jiangsu Nanjing Traffic Police recently launched the "Super Exhaust Noise Motor Vehicle Recording System". Intensify the normal rectification of the illegal behavior of "bombing the streets" by roaring.
Source control street bombing behavior
Purify the road traffic environment
How to effectively solve the problem of illegal modification of motorcycles and drag racing "street bombing", purify the road traffic environment, and eliminate hidden dangers of traffic safety in a timely manner?
Liu Zhiwei believes that the boundaries between legal modification and illegal modification of motorcycles should be further clarified at the legislative level.
"Although the current laws and regulations clearly stipulate the modification that should be registered according to the law and the legal modification that does not need to be registered, when the public is faced with a real modification behavior, it is still impossible to specifically judge whether it belongs to the scope of legal modification. Moreover, at present in our country All laws and regulations on motor vehicles tend to be aimed at four-wheeled motor vehicles, and the relevant regulations on motorcycles are mostly based on the relevant content of four-wheeled motor vehicles, which makes the legal basis for motorcycle owners and public security traffic control departments unclear when applying laws and regulations. , missing and other difficulties.” Liu Zhiwei said.
It is understood that the public security traffic control department has been concerned about the illegal modification of motorcycles, illegal racing and other issues.
Xu Anhua said that Baise has given full play to the role of the traffic management synthesis operation center, strengthened video inspections of roads around the school, strengthened the analysis and judgment of key personnel, and targeted strikes.
Since the beginning of this year, the city has notified a total of 36 traffic violations by minors with 758 person-times, launched 18 centralized crackdowns on traffic violations by minors, and seized 211 unlicensed and illegally modified electric vehicles and 132 motorcycles. "There were a total of 36 joint punishments, and more than 1,000 people received education. During the year, there was no traffic accident involving the death of minors.
Shuai Zhiguo, deputy head of the traffic police detachment of the Public Security Bureau of Dezhou City, Shandong Province, told reporters that in response to the illegal modification of illegal activities, the Dezhou traffic police launched a special rectification against the "motorcycle gang" and "street bombing party". Since this year, a total of 18 illegal motorcycle modification activities have been seized. , investigated and dealt with 4182 cases of other motorcycle violations.
Through intensive investigation and correction of key illegal acts, education deters a group of illegal drag racing drivers, effectively eliminating hidden dangers in road traffic safety.
The key point is to educate violators and warn other motorcycle drivers through strict investigation and punishment.
In addition, the public security and traffic control departments in many places attach great importance to the noise nuisance caused by motorcycle modification. In addition to strengthening the patrol control of key road sections and punishing violators according to law, some places have also announced reporting hotlines and online platforms to extensively collect clues , strictly investigate and crack down on such illegal activities.
In order to prevent and deal with illegal motorcycle racing and illegal refitting at a deep level, Xu Anhua said that during the rectification process, joint disciplinary education will be carried out through "five uniforms" for traffic violations of minors investigated and dealt with.
"Five uniforms", that is, all of them will be brought back to the police station for questioning, and administrative penalties will be imposed on them within the legal framework; their parents will be notified to come to deal with them, they will be punished according to law, and their parents and guardians will be ordered to strengthen discipline; all of them will be notified to the school to increase criticism Educational efforts; all warning exposures will be carried out to strengthen the cultivation of campus traffic safety awareness; those who hand over motor vehicles to unlicensed persons will have their driver's licenses revoked.
Dong Laichao believes that source governance should also be strengthened, and companies that illegally provide modified motorcycle services should be included in the scope of punishment. Through industry authorities and associations, adopt methods such as improving systems, data supervision, personnel training, and increasing punishment to make illegal motorcycle modification services Motorcycle service companies operate in compliance, so as to realize the source control of illegal modification of motorcycles.
Shuai Zhiguo said that in addition to the public security traffic control department's precise crackdown on such illegal acts and strengthening special rectification, it is also necessary to do a good job in public opinion publicity, encourage the masses to participate in the reporting and supervision of illegally modified vehicles, give full play to the role of publicity and aid in the battle, and form a society that everyone pays attention to. , Strict control and deterrence with the participation of the whole people, and expand the social effect of special rectification.
(Rule of Law Daily)