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Traffic cops to remain in the 'dark'
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2005-04-18 08:57
Despite complaints from drivers about policemen hiding behind street corners
to spot traffic violations, Beijing Traffic Management Bureau officials said
recently the authority will not call off the special service to prevent and
control accidents.
A traffic policeman files a penalty
document for a traffic violator. Despite mass
complaint Beijing Traffic Management Bureau continues
to grant
traffic police the privilege to 'work in dark.'
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"Policemen are entitled to
maintain traffic order in the street, and so far no law specifically prohibits
the officers from monitoring while hiding in the shadow, which is proved an
efficient way to reduce violations," said Zhao Jiqiang, the Bureau's legal
affairs department director.
The practice began decades ago in Beijing when drivers tended to break
traffic rules indiscriminately when they saw no police in the street. Violations
were especially frequent at crossroads and no U-turn zones, which often led to
serious accidents or traffic jams.
The police learned to hide to catch the violators, even though drivers, taxi
drivers in particular, criticized the measure, calling it "setting a trap."
Zhao defended the practice, calling it "the most effective measure" to
frighten law breakers and help drivers cultivate the habit of obeying traffic
laws.
Traffic violations cause 85 percent of the road accidents in Beijing, said
the official, who added that the work "in the dark" will continue.
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