The decision to amend the "Shanghai Non-motor Vehicle Safety Management Regulations" will come into effect on June 1 this year

The "Decision of the Standing Committee of the Shanghai Municipal People's Congress on Amending the "Shanghai Non-motor Vehicle Safety Management Regulations"" was voted and adopted by the 13th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 16th Shanghai Municipal People's Congress on May 10, 2024 , will be implemented from June 1, 2024.

The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China emphasized the need to improve the level of public security governance, improve the public security system, and promote the transformation of the public security governance model to pre-emptive prevention. On April 12, 2024, the State Council deployed the full-chain rectification of electric bicycle safety hazards; on April 28, the State Council Security Office held a video conference to make specific arrangements to comprehensively launch the full-chain rectification of electric bicycle safety hazards. The meeting pointed out that fire accidents caused by electric bicycles have increased rapidly in recent years, seriously threatening the safety of people's lives and property. Relevant departments in all regions must attach great importance to and collaborate closely to speed up the resolution of existing hidden dangers, effectively curb incremental risks, and strengthen standard guidance and supervision and law enforcement; they must pay attention to the combination of removing blockages, improving supporting services and support policies, and strengthening safety supervision while better Meet the living needs of the masses.

Since the "Shanghai Non-motor Vehicle Safety Management Regulations" came into effect on May 1, 2021, it has played an active role in strengthening non-motor vehicle safety management, preventing and reducing traffic, fire and other safety accidents, and ensuring the safety of people's lives and property. effect.

In recent years, with the rapid growth in the number of electric bicycles, fire accidents caused by illegal parking and charging of electric bicycles have become more frequent, posing a serious threat to the safety of people's lives and property. In order to implement the relevant deployment requirements of the State Council and the Municipal Party Committee, the municipal government requested the Standing Committee of the Municipal People's Congress in April this year to amend and improve the "Shanghai Non-motor Vehicle Safety Management Regulations" to further strengthen the city's electric bicycle safety management, improve the level of refined management, and ensure that the city operational safety and the safety of people’s lives and property. The 13th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 16th Municipal People's Congress reviewed and voted on the decision to amend the "Shanghai Non-motor Vehicle Safety Management Regulations" on May 10 this year.

Safety is the bottom line and also people’s livelihood and well-being. This revision follows the principle of "focusing on key points and combining congestion relief" and makes relevant system designs around strengthening the safety management of electric bicycles, aiming to better safeguard the bottom line of safety in megacities.

The "Amendment Decision" clarifies that the municipal and district people's governments should increase investment in the construction of non-motor vehicle parking spaces and charging facilities in completed residential areas, coordinate safety and convenience, and vigorously promote non-motor vehicle parking spaces and charging facilities in accordance with local conditions. Construction to better meet residents’ needs for daily standardized charging.

Strengthen safety management of electric bicycle batteries

In order to adapt to the changing requirements of the current electric bicycle safety management situation, the "Revised Decision" highlights the management requirements for electric bicycle batteries, guides and regulates the masses' behavior of carrying, placing and charging batteries in multiple clauses, and strives to reduce safety hazards caused by batteries. .

Strengthening safety management of electric bicycles carried on passenger ferries

The "Revised Decision" adds safety management requirements for passenger ferries carrying electric bicycles, including equipping fire-fighting facilities and equipment, strengthening safety inspections of electric bicycles, etc., to reduce hidden transportation risks, improve emergency response capabilities, and clarify that electric bicycles can be carried on passenger ferries , shall comply with the management requirements formulated by the operating unit.

In order to prevent fire risks caused by illegal charging behaviors, the "Revised Decision" details the prohibition of illegal parking and charging in shared parts of buildings, fire escapes, crowded places and other areas; privately pulled wires and sockets for electric bicycles and their Legal responsibilities are set for battery charging; regulations prohibit illegal parking and charging in indoor areas of residential buildings and prohibition of carrying electric bicycles or their batteries into elevator cars, and corresponding legal responsibilities are set. In order to further leverage the advantages of mass prevention and mass governance, the "Revised Decision" clarifies that non-motor vehicle parking facility managers, property service companies, owner self-management agencies, etc. should discourage and stop illegal charging behaviors and handle them in accordance with management regulations or property service contracts; Anyone who refuses to listen to dissuasion or restraint should report to the law enforcement department. In addition, the "Amendment Decision" also provides guiding provisions on the administrative, criminal, and civil liabilities that may be borne by fires caused by illegal parking and charging; it clarifies that the procuratorial organs will explore and carry out procuratorial public interest litigation work on related accidents and hidden dangers in accordance with the law.

Strengthen the source management of "added modifications" of electric bicycles

Assembling, adding, and modifying electric bicycles and batteries will increase driving safety risks and the probability of spontaneous combustion and explosion of the vehicle, seriously endangering the driver's own safety and public safety. In order to better prevent and control electric bicycle safety risks from the source, the "Amendment Decision" clearly stipulates corresponding regulations for those engaged in business activities of assembling, retrofitting, and modifying non-motorized vehicles or selling assembled, retrofitted, and modified non-motorized vehicles. legal liability.

This city's law enforcement department should study and formulate law enforcement guidelines as soon as possible to guide front-line law enforcement personnel to standardize law enforcement and ensure that law enforcement is both powerful and warm.