China News Service, Beijing, January 5th (Reporter Guo Chaokai) The 2023 Spring Festival travel season will start on January 7th.
The reporter learned from the Ministry of Public Security on the 5th that based on the characteristics of road traffic accidents during the Spring Festival travel season in recent years, the Ministry conducted research and judgment on the traffic safety situation during the Spring Festival travel season in 2023, and issued traffic safety reminders.
With the adjustment of epidemic prevention and control measures, it is expected that the cross-regional mobility of the Spring Festival travel will be released at an accelerated rate this year. The total passenger flow of the Spring Festival travel may increase significantly. In some areas and during key periods, the flow of people, vehicles, and logistics are highly concentrated, and traffic safety risks increase.
Based on the comprehensive analysis of travel demand, passenger and freight volume, weather forecast, and epidemic situation, road traffic safety in the 2023 Spring Festival travel season faces five major risks.
First, the proportion of self-driving and carpooling continues to increase, and the risk of accidents caused by passenger cars has increased.
The travel mode of mass tourism to visit relatives and return home to work has obvious characteristics of shifting to self-driving and small-scale group carpool travel, and the proportion of travel by car has further increased.
During the Spring Festival travel period in the past two years, more than half of the deaths caused by passenger vehicles were caused by accidents, and nearly 70% of the large accidents were caused by accidents. The risk of accidents is prominent.
Second, the traffic flow of trunk roads is increasing, and the safety risk of mixed traffic is prominent.
As the Spring Festival approaches, the demand for transportation of energy, food, medical care, and people's livelihood is strong. It is expected that the traffic volume of arterial roads will continue to grow and operate at a high level. High, the risk of traffic congestion and accidents is prominent.
During the 2022 Spring Festival travel season, highway deaths will increase by 16.5% year-on-year, and the risk of traffic accidents on trunk roads will continue to increase this year.
The third is that the flow of people in rural areas has increased, and the risk of mass death and mass injury accidents is high.
A large number of migrant workers return to their hometowns. In addition, during the Spring Festival, there are frequent travel activities in rural areas such as temple fairs, visiting relatives and friends, and weddings and funerals. Large, easily lead to mass death and mass injury traffic accidents.
During the Spring Festival travel period in the past two years, the number of traffic accident deaths and the number of relatively large traffic accidents in rural areas accounted for 60%.
Fourth, there are many serious violations and accidents, and the risk of drunk driving should not be underestimated.
During the Spring Festival travel season, road traffic is heavy, and traffic violations and accidents frequently occur.
During the Spring Festival travel season in the past two years, the main causes of traffic accidents were failing to give way to pedestrians, speeding, driving without a license, drunk driving, and motor vehicles not giving way to the priority party. The primary cause of the accident.
During the Spring Festival, there are frequent visits to relatives and friends, and frequent dinner parties. Drivers should keep in mind "don't drink while driving, don't drive while drinking", and resolutely put an end to drunk driving.
Fifth, the impact of rain, fog, ice and snow is superimposed, and sudden safety risks are aggravated.
Recently, there have been frequent traffic accidents caused by severe weather such as heavy fog, fog, rain, snow and freezing.
Under the influence of bad weather, the traffic safety risks of key road sections such as expressways and long downhills, bridges and tunnels, and sharp bends and steep slopes are prominent, which can easily lead to rear-end collisions, sideslips, and rollovers.
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