Pre-dawn traffic safety operation underway

A special pre-dawn operation every morning from 5 am to 7 am aimed at strengthening traffic control of pedestrians and non-motorized vehicles was recently initiated in Shenzhen.

Up to 6 am on Oct 19, 502 traffic violations of pedestrians and non-motorized vehicles were cited and 257 lawbreakers were brought back to the stations for reeducation. Over 400 police forces, united into 126 teams, are allocated to this operation every day. 

Team members from the Fuyong Detachment gather for the operation at 5 am. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Those brought back to the stations face six steps of reeducation: traffic safety talks and video presentation, visiting of display boards, an advisory letter, a warning ticket, and finally, a set breakfast.

Police provide breakfast for the traffic violators at 5:41 am. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

According to Shenzhen traffic police, it's shared bikes that are causing new traffic chaos. To address this situation, the traffic police department has joined hands with every shared bicycle enterprise to develop new approaches — accounts with a one-time traffic violation will be frozen for a week, and those with three, for a month.

An officer lectures a share-biker who was riding on the roadway. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

"Only by improving personal safety awareness can traffic violations be fundamentally eliminated. To obey the traffic rules is not only for one's self but also for the whole family," said a Shenzhen traffic police officer.