The incident on July 9, in which a seventy-year-old man in Lanzhou smashed fourteen cars that ran red lights illegally, has aroused heated discussion. The old man said in an interview with the Beijing News that he smashed the cars because they ran red lights illegally and had caused car accidents. He hoped to attract the attention of drivers who run red lights illegally through this kind of way. He admitted that it was illegal but he didn't regret his actions. But at the same time, he also said that he did not encourage citizens to all go out and smash cars.