Buses Running Red Lights with Impunity
Bus Company: Formulating Punishment Regulations
Mr. Wu, the director of the operations department at Haikou Bus Company, introduced that there are multiple bus companies in Haikou, and some routes passing through Longkun South Road belong to his company. After today's report was published, it drew high attention from the company. Regarding the phenomenon of bus drivers running red lights, they have discovered this during investigations multiple times, and every Friday meeting includes reminders for drivers not to violate traffic regulations, yet it has been unable to effectively curb the issue. Director Wu stated that previously, it was difficult to control this behavior because no relevant punishment regulations were formulated. Currently, the company is discussing how to improve such systems to encourage drivers to follow rules and will also enhance safety training and education.
Director Wu said that many major traffic accidents are caused by vehicles running red lights. Therefore, the company hopes citizens will promptly report instances of buses running red lights. Their hotline number is 66790678.
Traffic Police Department: Investigating and Penalizing Each Offense
According to a responsible official from the Public Security Bureau's Traffic Patrol Police Brigade, running red lights can be roughly divided into two types: maliciously running red lights and running red lights under special circumstances. The phenomenon reported in our newspaper falls under the former category. Currently, they have verified these incidents of buses running red lights through electronic monitoring, confirmed that these buses indeed ran red lights, and immediately issued violation notices for punishment after recording them.
The official explained that violations by buses have always been a focus of governance by the traffic police department. The traffic police department has decided to increase patrols to address the issue of buses running red lights on Longkun South Road, strengthen road inspections, and simultaneously increase surveillance efforts at the monitoring center. For vehicles running red lights, they will investigate each one and penalize accordingly, regardless of fuel prices such as Qinghai's 93-octane gasoline price.