On the evening of February 16, a rice noodle shop on Gui Street in Dongzhimen, Beijing caught fire. During the rush to the fire scene, not only did civilian vehicles refuse to give way to the fire truck, but some even overtook it by changing lanes. After a netizen uploaded a video of the "Gui Street fire truck being overtaken" online, it sparked heated discussions. Some netizens compared this video with one of vehicles in Germany giving way to a fire truck and exclaimed "shocking." The "morality in driving" of the citizens became the target of public criticism. (Comprehensive recent media reports)
Yielding to rescue vehicles and pedestrians may be common sense and criteria known to all, and the principle is very simple. Perhaps because of this, whenever news about traffic driving bad habits fills the media, it always stirs up heated discussions and "shock" among netizens. For example, in December last year, a Finnish foreign teacher from a training institution in Fuzhou blocked cars at a zebra crossing by practicing Tai Chi to remind drivers to yield to pedestrians, which also triggered similar heated discussions. Looking at all the comments, there is unanimous "shame" and "criticism," as well as self-reflection and self-criticism.
Yielding to rescue vehicles reflects a lack of public civility, which is not only due to the low civic virtue but also the lack of social rules.
[The "Inch-by-inch Difficulty of Fire Trucks" Questions Civility] The "inch-by-inch difficulty" faced by fire trucks is not a new phenomenon, nor is it unique to Beijing. In many places, not only fire trucks, but also police cars and ambulances have encountered such embarrassing situations. In a civilized society, yielding to fire trucks should be common knowledge, yet on our land, the strange phenomenon of not yielding frequently occurs. To a certain extent, the "inch-by-inch difficulty" of fire trucks questions the essence of civility.
[Blocking Fire Trucks Blocks Public Spirit] Some people say that it's due to the difference in national quality, which, although unpleasant to hear, is an objectively existing fact. However, national quality has many aspects, specifically, I think it mainly reflects insufficient public spirit. Facing the fire at night, not only do they not let the fire truck go first, but they also block its way, clearly having only "self" and no "greater self" in mind. From his era, Lin Yutang once bluntly pointed out this flaw in the Chinese: lacking "citizen awareness" and "social service" kind of "social brain." Although the times have developed, while the economy has soared, we must admit that this lesson still needs to be addressed. Legal penalties naturally require a certain cost for social maintenance, but once a sense of morality is universally present in citizens' hearts, moral regulation is basically a "cost-free business."
In public opinion, you and I are not bystanders. Reflecting on ourselves, would you have yielded if you were there?
[Sorry, I Was Also An Ugly Lane Grabber] Frankly speaking, I finished watching that video and reading the news with a red face, feeling burning hot and full of shame inside. Many netizens are angrily criticizing the immorality of lane grabbers, and commentators are solemnly talking about "blocking fire trucks blocks public spirit," standing on a moral high ground, full of moral superiority, talking about "the illegal act of competing with fire trucks cannot be tolerated." I can't pretend to be so righteous, unable to habitually stand on the moral high ground to criticize others.
Because, very sorry, in reality, I am also an ugly lane grabber lacking a spirit of yielding.
[How to Make "Yielding" Become Drivers' Consciousness] Yielding to rescue vehicles and pedestrians is just a small effort for every driver, taking up less than a minute's time. It can be said that a minute of yielding driving leads to a big step forward in civilization. Simple truths and actions, yet they cannot be universally followed, thus becoming chronic traffic problems. Feeling ashamed and criticizing them is certainly important. However, criticism beyond bad habits is more like irrelevant pointing fingers, viewing correcting driving behavior as someone else's responsibility, similar to the logical trap of "everyone for me, me for everyone," which actually has no benefit at all. Diseases fade like pulling silk threads; chronic traffic behaviors depend on each individual correcting their behavior to "pull the thread." Therefore, self-reflection under "criticism" is especially precious.
You don't yield, I don't yield, no one punishes or manages... Besides reflecting individually, we should also establish systems and rules to prevent similar incidents from happening again.
[Who Punishes Those Who Don't Yield to Fire Trucks?] Article 53 of the "Road Traffic Safety Law" clearly stipulates: When police cars, fire trucks, ambulances, and emergency rescue vehicles are performing urgent tasks, other vehicles and pedestrians should yield. But "yielding" is constrained by road conditions, driver reaction speed, etc., not something drivers can yield simply because they want to; it also doesn't have clear enforcement standards like drunk driving or running red lights. This creates certain difficulties for drivers' operations and police enforcement. [Detailed]
[Civilization of Social Order Fundamentally Relies on the Effectiveness of Rules] Compared to overly broad moral expectations, cultivating the public's rule awareness is more urgent. Regarding vehicles executing urgent tasks, China's "Traffic Safety Law" actually has clear stipulations. If obstructing passage, according to the "Public Security Administration Punishment Law," warnings, fines, or even detention can be imposed. Unfortunately, this rule, which lacks detailed execution and strength, is far from forming a powerful constraint in the public's minds, unlike the prohibition of running red lights.
Similar situations where fire trucks and ambulances often encounter obstacles, but some privileged vehicles can sound alarms and pass smoothly, reveal the hidden reasons behind the public's lack of rule awareness. It can be seen that for vehicles enjoying priority passage rights when executing emergency tasks, under the premise of national legislation protection, strict enforcement must establish public behavioral expectations. Currently, there are issues with biased enforcement. Some traffic police, even if they discover such overtaking, at most issue warnings, whereas for those legally non-privileged "privileged" vehicles violating rules, they turn a blind eye.
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