With the deployment of the "One Helmet One Belt" security guard action nationwide by the Traffic Management Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security since April this year, the safety of electric bicycles has been clarified in many places Electric vehicle helmet Relevant provisions of.
On June 24, the website of Foshan Municipal People's Government released the "Answers to Questions about the Regulations on the Administration of Electric Bicycles in Foshan City", stating that the Regulations on the Administration of Electric Bicycles in Foshan City (hereinafter referred to as the Regulations) were officially implemented on August 1, stipulating that electric bicycle drivers and passengers should wear safety helmets.
According to the Regulations, if the driver and passenger do not wear safety helmets as required, the traffic management department of the public security organ shall order them to make corrections and may impose a warning or a fine of less than 20 yuan in accordance with the provisions of the Road Traffic Safety Regulations of Guangdong Province on penalties for general traffic violations.
In May, Jiangsu Province passed the first provincial-level regulation on the management of electric bicycles in China, which clearly states that electric bicycle drivers and passengers should wear safety helmets, otherwise they will be warned or fined between 20 yuan and 50 yuan.
On June 24, the Nanjing Municipal Government issued a notice on strengthening the management of electric bicycle drivers and passengers wearing safety helmets. The notice mentioned that in the administrative areas of the city, electric bicycle drivers and passengers must wear safety helmets. If they do not wear them as required, the traffic management department of the public security organ will, from July 1, 2020, give a warning or impose a fine of more than 20 yuan and less than 50 yuan in accordance with Article 41 of the Regulations of Jiangsu Province on the Administration of Electric Bicycles.
On May 15, Zhejiang Province also passed the Regulations on the Administration of Electric Bicycles in Zhejiang Province, which clearly stipulates whether helmets are required for riding electric bicycles. According to the regulations, if the driver or carrier of an electric bicycle does not wear a safety helmet, the traffic control department will give him a warning or impose a fine of between 20 yuan and 50 yuan.
The Ministry of Public Security has made it clear that, from June 1 this year, government departments will strengthen law enforcement and punishment for traffic violations that do not wear safety helmets when riding motorcycles and do not use seat belts when driving cars. For those who do not wear safety helmets while riding electric bicycles, we will continue to carry out publicity and guidance work, actively create conditions to help people equip with safety helmets, and remind people with helmets to wear helmets consciously.
According to the statistics of the Ministry of Public Security, motorcycles, electric bicycles and cars are the vehicles that cause the most deaths in traffic accidents. Not wearing seat belts and helmets has been one of the main reasons for the increase of death rate in traffic accidents. About 80% of the fatal accidents of motorcycle and electric bicycle drivers are caused by brain injury. Relevant research shows that correctly wearing safety helmets and using safety belts regularly can reduce the risk of death in traffic accidents by 60% to 70%.
