What if both motor vehicles and pedestrians are polite at the zebra crossing?

It is an international rule for pedestrians to cross the zebra crossing first, and avoiding pedestrians before the zebra crossing is also the basic common sense of civilized driving. Our city has received good results since it launched the special rectification action of zebra crossing disrespect.

While we advocate the comity zebra crossing every day, the mini police received many complaints from motorists in the background, saying that pedestrians "walked" across the zebra crossing and "rushed out" without looking at the car when crossing the road. ......

So, the mini police collected all this information and summarized four misunderstandings of pedestrians crossing zebra crossings.

You, have you?

0 1 Myth 1: Don't stand in the waiting area and wait.

The first thing pedestrians do when crossing the zebra crossing is to see if there is a car coming. At this time, people have to stand on the sidewalk, the so-called waiting area, and wait for the green light to pass, otherwise it is very unsafe. Because pedestrians are waiting, traffic in both directions is just passing by. Whether it is a motor vehicle or a non-motor vehicle, if pedestrians stand directly on the zebra crossing outside the waiting area, it is not conducive to their own safety, especially in the right-turn lane. When the motor vehicle turns right, the right rear wheel of the vehicle will collide or run over pedestrians.

Myth 2: Hesitant when walking zebra crossing. When walking on the zebra crossing, some people will suddenly stop, and some people will even retreat because they see the coming car. This behavior is actually very dangerous. When crossing the road, pedestrians should pass quickly on the premise of ensuring safety, and don't "walk up and down" on the zebra crossing, so as not to stay on the road at the end of the signal light and collide with normal motor vehicles. If pedestrians are still on the highway when the red light is on, never back off to avoid danger. Instead, you should continue to move forward while ensuring safety until you cross the road or wait for the next green light at the center line of the road.

Myth 3: Take the zebra crossing "give up halfway"

When crossing the zebra crossing, you should follow the zebra crossing to the other side of the road. However, some pedestrians will habitually "cut corners" when walking zebra crossings, or go to bus stops, or go to alleys and shops on the street. The zebra crossing "derailed" halfway and took the motorway diagonally across the road.

This behavior is very dangerous. If the coming car is fast, it will affect the driver's judgment and cause danger. Pedestrians must follow the zebra crossing to the opposite side of the road and enter the sidewalk. Otherwise, in the event of an accident, pedestrians should bear corresponding responsibilities.

Myth 4: "Low-headed people" take the zebra crossing.

Nowadays, more and more people walk to see their mobile phones. When crossing the road, some people walk with their heads down while watching their mobile phones. This kind of behavior is very dangerous and absolutely forbidden! Although motor vehicles should be polite to pedestrians when they meet zebra crossings, pedestrians should always be vigilant, pay attention to their own safety when crossing the road, eliminate all factors that are not conducive to traffic safety, and pass zebra crossings safely.

Faced with the wrong behavior of pedestrians walking on zebra crossings, most drivers think that pedestrians did not expect that suddenly rushing out of the road would cause serious traffic interference, and sometimes even cause traffic accidents because they were too late to deal with it. It is also a headache for pedestrians to "walk carelessly" on the zebra crossing-pedestrians who suddenly retreat when crossing the road, pedestrians who walk to see their mobile phones, and "dog walkers" who let their dogs run around the zebra crossing.

Generally speaking, pedestrians, motor vehicles and non-motor vehicles have to cross the zebra crossing. "One slow, two looks and three passes!" "

Please ask the public to give way to the zebra crossing. The zebra crossing is not only for motorists, but also for pedestrians! Both drivers and pedestrians on the road should have more awareness of fearing life, because the civilization on the zebra crossing is the civilization of interaction between drivers and pedestrians. When motor vehicle drivers voluntarily give way, pedestrians and non-motor vehicles should also pass quickly on the premise of confirming safety. Only by forming a social cognition of mutual courtesy can we really create a smooth, civilized and harmonious road traffic environment. Let civilized travel become the travel habit of civilized everyone!

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Editor: Zhaoqing Traffic Police Release Group

Editor in charge: Liang Ping

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