According to the report of Convenient Transportation Inquiry Network http://www.3488.com.cn/, another elder died on the zebra crossing yesterday! The culprit this time was a black Haifei Sail. On Live Hainan, it was observed that there were no braking marks before the car hit the person, and the driver said "there was no time to brake". When asked if the speed was too fast, the driver replied "not fast, just 60 km/h", according to his logic, perhaps only when passing through the pedestrian crossing at a speed of 100 km/h would he think it's fast! If I'm not mistaken, more than two months ago, an elder was also hit and killed by a white Santana on the pedestrian crossing at the entrance of the Forestry Bureau on Haifu Road.
Recalling the quite perilous situation I encountered while crossing the pedestrian crossing a few days ago. At that time, on Longhua Road, 200 meters west of the Yizhong overpass, there were no traffic lights at the crossing, and the vehicles passed through here without any intention of slowing down. A old model Crown 3.0 in front frequently flashed its lights, speeding very fast. I thought he might be rushing to reincarnate, and I wasn't sure if this delayed scrappage vehicle had brakes, so I decided not to cross first and waited for the Crown to pass. Once the Crown was gone, I wanted to start crossing because the bus behind the Crown was moving relatively slowly. But unexpectedly, this bus suddenly accelerated as it approached the crossing, forcing me to retreat quickly. If I had retreated slower, I would have probably been hit! It made me extremely angry! I cursed the bus driver loudly! The driver looked at me then, but separated by the car door, he continued to accelerate and leave. I don't know if he heard my curses. If I had any non-valuable items that could be thrown at the time, they would definitely have hit the car door! Really! What a feeling of anger!
I swear, in Haikou, I will never cross a pedestrian crossing without traffic lights again! Can't take this risk!
In Haikou, a considerable number of sections of pedestrian crossings do not have traffic lights! Why? There is only one reason! That is, the traffic management department, with the traffic police at the forefront, aims to make the traffic flow smoother during peak hours! Because having traffic lights will inevitably lead to parking and waiting! But how much time in a day is the peak traffic period?! Most of the time is not! In this majority of non-peak periods, the vehicles still do not slow down when passing through the pedestrian crossing, instead they accelerate! Why? Because first, some drivers do not know the rule that they need to slow down when passing through a pedestrian crossing. Second, even if some drivers know, they ignore it. Third, drivers who accelerate through the crossings do so to scare and warn pedestrians crossing the road to stop and let them go first, because they don't want to stop. Such traffic management may seem effortless for smooth traffic flow, but what does it sacrifice?! It sacrifices the lives and property of non-motorized vehicles and pedestrians crossing the road! An extremely high price! When the software constraints mainly based on traffic law education cannot effectively restrain drivers' violations, why not impose hardware constraints? For example, traffic light facilities! When has the traffic management department ever considered the value of pedestrians?!
It can be said that Haikou's traffic management has always been a one-size-fits-all approach! Banning motorcycles because of too many motorcycle accidents, removing traffic lights because of too much traffic congestion, banning electric bikes in the future due to their chaotic movement... A measure pops up easily, thinking it can solve everything once and for all, imagining sitting back with legs crossed under the shade sipping leisurely tea can manage the traffic smoothly and orderly!
I really hate Haikou's traffic! A city with absolutely no sense of security!
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