It has been over a year since the implementation of electronic license plates that specialize in driving against traffic and running lights: Why are electric delivery trucks still rampaging on the streets of Shanghai? Delivery | Transportation | Running Lights
"As far as I have noticed, most delivery vehicles on the streets have already been equipped with electronic license plates. Why are they still driving recklessly and in danger?"
Recently, with the Shanghai traffic police department carrying out a new round of special rectification against various traffic violations such as food delivery and express delivery electric bicycles, the traffic violations such as cyclists going against the road, occupying the road, and running red lights on the roads of Shencheng have once again attracted the attention of citizens. Many citizens have reported that there are still significant traffic violations on some road sections and hope to receive further rectification.
Previously, in the "What You Hate Most about Traffic Violations" voting event held by the traffic police department, delivery drivers and delivery riders received high votes for traffic violations. In order to address the traffic violations committed by riders, Shanghai implemented dedicated electronic license plates with embedded chips as early as the end of 2021, and linked monitoring probes to capture riders' traffic violations at intersections. Has the implementation of electronic license plates for over a year effectively curbed traffic violations by riders? Why do some road sections still have prominent traffic violations?
Recently, the Shanghai traffic police department is carrying out a new round of special rectification against various traffic violations such as food delivery and express delivery electric bicycles. The picture shows traffic police inspecting whether delivery and express vehicles are displaying dedicated license plates at the intersection of Gonghe New Road and Wenshui Road.
Hanging has exceeded 80%, and riders say there are too many rules
Unlike ordinary electric bicycle license plates, specialized electronic license plates for rider vehicles are easily recognizable in appearance: this type of license plate is light blue in plastic material. Due to the built-in sensing chip, the dedicated license plates are noticeably thicker than ordinary license plates, and the latest batch of dedicated license plates also have QR codes printed on them. According to the Shanghai Non Motor Vehicle Safety Management Regulations, electric bicycles for takeout and express delivery must use hanging special license plates, otherwise a fine of not less than 50 yuan but not more than 200 yuan will be imposed. Has it been over a year since the issuance of dedicated license plates for food delivery and express delivery electric bicycles?
On the noon of June 3rd, the reporter arrived at the entrance of Xuhui Riyueguang Shopping Mall on Caobao Road and conducted on-site statistics on the installation of electronic license plates. There are many restaurants in the mall, and over a hundred electric delivery bicycles ride in an hour during meal time, mainly parked in the non motorized parking lot on the west side of the mall. Some delivery vehicles even park on Caobao Road to save time. During more than half an hour of watching the scene, the reporter counted the installation of license plates on more than 40 takeaway electric bicycles and found that the hanging rate of dedicated license plates has exceeded 80%. At first glance, the rear of the vehicle appears to be completely covered with dedicated license plates.
At the entrance of Xuhui Sun and Moon Shopping Mall, some delivery vehicles are parked by Caobao Road, and you can see that most of them have dedicated license plates hanging.
Last March, the reporter also conducted a survey at the entrance of the Sun Moon Shopping Mall. It should be said that compared to the hanging rate of only 30-40% at that time, the hanging situation of dedicated license plates has significantly improved. At that time, riders reported that most of their vehicles were rented from the dealership through the station, and the dealership had not yet uniformly arranged for them to exchange and take photos. Nowadays, riders provide feedback that their vehicles are already equipped with dedicated license plates when rented, and they only need to bind their photos with personal information. Moreover, according to riders, as far as Xuhui District is concerned, there are frequent law enforcement inspections on whether delivery and express vehicles are equipped with dedicated license plates on the roads, and it is almost impossible to drive without license plates.
In the non motorized vehicle parking lot of Xuhui Riyue Guang Shopping Mall, a rider's vehicle has not yet been issued a special license plate as required.
Has the driving behavior of riders been standardized after hanging up dedicated license plates? The reporter also inquired with more than 10 riders, all of whom reported traffic violations being captured by the intersection probe, which forced them to "restrain" a bit. "As long as you install this type of electronic license plate, you will definitely be fined to some extent. I have already been fined hundreds of times, and I heard that there are thousands of people fined a month," a "Hummingbird" rider told reporters; Another "Ele.me" rider opened the "Shanghai Traffic Police" app on his phone and showed reporters his three illegal acts captured in May. Two of them occurred at the intersection of Laohu Min Road and Luoxiang Road, and the records showed that he "violated traffic signal instructions" by running a red light. He said, "Sometimes when time is tight, or when you watch someone run a red light and follow them, you get caught and end up with a fine of 50 yuan, seven or eight orders for nothing. So now when you pass by, it's all in accordance with the rules." "Meituan" rider Lao Wan proudly showed his "zero record" to the reporter, saying that hanging a special license plate deliberately does not run a red light or go against the traffic, "which definitely affects the delivery time, but it's not particularly big. Just make a reasonable arrangement."
A "Ele.me" rider opened the "Shanghai Traffic Police" app on his phone and showed reporters three illegal behaviors he was photographed in May.
It can be seen that the hanging of dedicated license plates has a significant restraining effect on the traffic violations of riders.
Illegal concentration at uncovered intersections and unlicensed vehicles
So, where do all the traffic violations reported by citizens by cyclists occur?
During an interview at the entrance of Xuhui Riyuguang Shopping Mall, a Meituan rider told reporters that he had been fined nearly a thousand yuan in the past few months, but he also had a basic understanding of the probe coverage in the delivery area of the station. "Where have you been photographed? Just be careful when you pass by." Taking the intersection of Caobao Road and Qinzhou Road on the west side of Riyuguang Shopping Mall as an example, the reporter found that besides occasional delivery vehicles running red lights while there were fewer vehicles at the intersection, the situation of delivery vehicles going in the opposite direction was particularly prominent. Due to the lack of a pedestrian crossing in the middle of Caobao Road from Qinzhou Road to Caoxi Road, many riders who come from the west direction, in order to avoid taking a detour at the intersection of Caoxi Road, simply turn the gas pedal and follow the non motorized lane and pedestrian walkway on the north side of Caobao Road from west to east to reach the Sun Moon Shopping Mall. Due to its proximity to the subway station Caobao Road, there are numerous pedestrians and non motorized vehicles at this intersection. It is thrilling for reverse traffic delivery vehicles to shuttle through it, sometimes even clashing with normal delivery vehicles driving out of the Sun Moon Shopping Mall.
At the intersection of Caobao Road and Qinzhou Road, riders have committed prominent traffic violations such as running red lights and going against traffic. The previous two pictures: The riders are running red lights. Next picture: The delivery vehicle is going against the sidewalk on the north side of Caobao Road, heading towards the Sun and Moon Shopping Mall.
It can be seen that due to the need for dedicated license plates to be paired with dedicated intersection monitoring equipment in order to carry out off-site law enforcement on traffic violations, in intersections without coverage monitoring equipment, riders often have no concerns about traffic violations.
Xiaoxiang, a delivery crowdsourcing rider who received orders along Gonghe New Road, told reporters that the coverage of surveillance equipment at intersections on the road is limited, especially at smaller intersections. In order to save delivery time, it is common practice for people to run red lights and drive in the opposite direction at intersections without a probe. "Some riders can deliver hundreds of orders in a day, and on average, they can complete one order every three to four minutes, which is not enough time to wait for a red light at the intersection," Xiao Xiang said. He told reporters that a large number of riders would choose to go in the opposite direction when passing through a bridge on the north side of the intersection of Gonghe New Road and Jiangchang Road, because everyone knows that this place will not be photographed, "but the bridge deck is very narrow, the speed is fast, and sometimes rushing out can really startle"
On the other hand, delivery vehicles that have not yet hung dedicated license plates are also a high-risk group for traffic violations, and are more prominent in some local areas. On the afternoon of June 5th, according to reports from citizens that there were rampant traffic violations by delivery riders in the Lujiazui area, the reporter went to the intersection of Shangcheng Road and Nanquan North Road to observe. As the evening rush hour approaches, electric bicycles for takeout and meal pickup are parked on both sides of Nanquan North Road. Whether coming to pick up food or delivering it, most riders on Nanquan North Road can be described as "free spirited" when driving. They drive in the opposite direction, cross the road, run lights recklessly at intersections, and even have food delivery vehicles driving in the opposite direction on the motor vehicle lane... Nanquan North Road is not wide, with dense pedestrian and vehicular traffic, and food delivery vehicles rushing and colliding in dangerous situations.
Near the intersection of Shangcheng Road Nanquan North Road, riders go against the trend, cross the road, and run lights recklessly at the intersection. The picture shows two takeout electric bicycles facing oncoming traffic on the motorway in the opposite direction.
Why is it so rampant? The reporter's investigation found that the hanging rate of dedicated license plates for delivery vehicles in the area is extremely low, roughly estimated to be less than 20%, and a large number of delivery electric bicycles with the brand "New Honda Okada" on the road do not even have license plates hung. Several riders candidly told reporters, "There are too many probes in the Lujiazui area, and there are also many prohibited areas. If you hang a dedicated license plate, you will be fined at least seven or eight times a day. We will definitely not hang it!"
On both sides of Nanquan North Road, there are electric bicycles parked for takeout and meal pickup. It can be seen that there are very few vehicles with electronic license plates, and a large number of delivery electric bicycles under the brand "New Honda Okada" simply do not even have license plates.
In addition, the investigation by reporters revealed that a large number of active crowdsourcing riders on the two food delivery platforms also did not hang dedicated license plates as required. According to insiders, crowdsourcing riders do not need to equip themselves with clothing, helmets, takeout boxes, and other platform equipment, so most of them dress similarly to ordinary passersby, and riders generally do not wear dedicated license plates to "get by".
The picture shows an electric bike for a crowdsourced rider. Crowdsourcing riders do not need to equip themselves with clothing, helmets, takeout boxes, and other platform equipment, so most of them dress similarly to ordinary passersby, and riders generally do not wear dedicated license plates to "get by".
Be wary of some riders playing tricks on their dedicated license plates
Some informed riders also reported that some takeout and express delivery vehicles on the road, even if they have special license plates, dare to run through the lights and go against the traffic because they have tampered with the license plates.
Xiao Ni, who had worked as a rider at the Ele.me "Yihai" station near the intersection of Tianlin Road and Longming Road for four months, said that in April this year, the station provided him with a rental electric bike "Tiger Rental" for running takeout. He found that although the bike also had a dedicated license plate, it did not generate any traffic violation records. Previously, the other bike he rented had accumulated 18 traffic violation records in just over two months. Xiao Ni reported that the people at the site had hinted that the batch of cars rented by "Hu Lai" had a "mystery".
The Ele.me "Yihai" station near the intersection of Tianlin Road and Longming Road.
On the morning of June 6th, the reporter arrived at the Ele.me "Yihai" station on the west side of the Longming intersection on Tianlin Road. Outside the station, a row of "Tiger Rental" electric bicycles were parked. Faced with the reporter's indirect criticism, several staff members at the station only claimed that the riders did indeed provide feedback that there were fewer illegal records of "Tiger Rental" cars, but they remained silent about the reasons. The reporter asked for the WeChat account of the contact person for "Tiger Rental", citing the need to rent a car for takeout. "Is there a car that won't be photographed?" After asking on WeChat, the other party immediately called and said, "It can be said, but not written.". According to it, the first batch of over 300 rental electric bicycles launched by "Tiger Rental" to the market are not recorded as personal information when riders violate traffic laws because they are bound to "Tiger Rental" companies. The reporter then went to the "Tiger Rental" branch at 1206 Hongmei South Road. The branch staff confirmed that at that time, apart from most of the cars provided to the "Yihai" station, there was also a small portion available for rental at the branch. "The number starting with license plate 98 in the row at the entrance is all," the staff said.
The "Hu Lai Rent" branch at 1206 Hongmei South Road.
The staff of the "Tiger Rental" branch revealed that a batch of vehicles with traffic violations due to special reasons will not be recorded. It is said that the vehicles starting with license plate 98 in the picture are all of this type.
However, rider Xiaozhang, who used to work at the Ele.me Station at 437 Guangyue Road, reported that many riders at the station used special methods to damage the chips inside the license plates, rendering them ineffective and unable to be detected. On the afternoon of June 6th, the reporter arrived at the station again. Two staff members were on duty at the station, and the reporter was inquiring about the method of destruction. The two of them were very secretive and instead reminded the reporter to inquire with the rental car dealership, "The dealership will teach you." Outside the station, there was a row of electric bicycles that had not been rented out but had already been registered with dedicated license plates. The tail advertisement showed that they were all from No. 233 Baochang Road, Jing'an District. The reporter then turned to the car dealership called "Yida Motor", where two technicians were repairing the car on the sidewalk outside the dealership. The reporter approached to inquire about the method of damaging the license plate. The drivers looked alertly at the reporter and ignored it. A rider with a license plate ending in "902" who came to replace the battery on the side revealed without warning, "Just take it off and boil it in water," and "all the riders around us have done it this way."
Most of the delivery vehicles at the Ele.me Station at 437 Guangyue Road come from the car dealership at 233 Baochang Road.
Many citizens are calling for the traffic police department to take measures as soon as possible in the special rectification to address the above-mentioned problems in the actual use of dedicated license plates, in order to maintain the positive role of dedicated license plates in the governance of traffic violations by delivery and express delivery riders. The Traffic Police Brigade of the Municipal Public Security Bureau recently responded through "12345", stating that in the current special rectification, monitoring probes will be added at relevant intersections, and personnel will be arranged to patrol irregularly to increase the punishment for traffic violations committed by riders; At the same time, we will further increase the inspection of the quality of specialized license plate components to enhance the awareness of law-abiding and law-abiding food delivery riders.
Title: The hanging rate of electronic dedicated license plates on delivery vehicles in the Lujiazui area is extremely low.
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