lt; What is the content of Article 21 of the Road Traffic Safety Law of the People's Republic of China and the People's Republic of China? What are the penalties for violating this provision?

Article 21 of the "Road Traffic Safety Law of the People's Republic of China":

Before driving a motor vehicle on the road, the driver shall understand the safety technology of the motor vehicle. The performance shall be carefully checked; motor vehicles with incomplete safety facilities or parts that do not meet technical standards and other potential safety hazards shall not be driven.

Penalty:

Article 90 If a motor vehicle driver violates road traffic safety laws and regulations on road traffic, he or she shall be given a warning or a fine of not less than 20 yuan but not more than 200 yuan. If this law provides otherwise, punishment shall be in accordance with the provisions.

Extended information:

Article 89 Pedestrians, passengers, or non-motor vehicle drivers who violate road traffic safety laws and regulations on road traffic shall be given a warning or 5 A fine of not less than 50 yuan but not more than 50 yuan is imposed; if a non-motor vehicle driver refuses to accept the fine, his or her non-motor vehicle may be impounded.

Article 90 If a motor vehicle driver violates road traffic safety laws and regulations on road traffic, he or she shall be given a warning or a fine of not less than 20 yuan but not more than 200 yuan. If this law provides otherwise, punishment shall be in accordance with the provisions.

Article 91 Anyone who drives a motor vehicle after drinking alcohol shall have his motor vehicle driving license temporarily suspended for 6 months and shall be fined not less than 1,000 yuan but not more than 2,000 yuan. Anyone who is punished for driving a motor vehicle after drinking alcohol and who drives a motor vehicle after drinking alcohol again shall be detained for not more than 10 days and fined not less than 1,000 yuan but not more than 2,000 yuan, and his motor vehicle driving license shall be revoked.

Anyone who drives a motor vehicle while drunk will be restrained by the traffic management department of the public security organ until he sobers up, his motor vehicle driving license will be revoked, and he will be investigated for criminal liability in accordance with the law; he will not be able to obtain a new motor vehicle driving license within 5 years.

Anyone who drives a commercial motor vehicle after drinking alcohol will be detained for 15 days and fined 5,000 yuan, his motor vehicle driving license will be revoked, and he will not be able to obtain a new motor vehicle driving license within 5 years.

Anyone who drives a commercial motor vehicle while drunk will be restrained by the traffic management department of the public security organ until he sobers up, his motor vehicle driving license will be revoked, and he will be investigated for criminal liability in accordance with the law; he will not be allowed to re-obtain a motor vehicle driving license within 10 years, and will not be able to re-obtain a motor vehicle. After obtaining a driver's license, you are not allowed to drive a commercial motor vehicle.

Whoever is involved in a major traffic accident while driving a motor vehicle after drinking alcohol or while intoxicated will be prohibited from obtaining a new motor vehicle driving license for life.

Article 92 If a highway passenger transport vehicle carries more than the rated number of passengers, a fine of not less than 200 yuan but not more than 500 yuan will be imposed; if it exceeds the rated number of 20 passengers or carries goods in violation of regulations, it will be fined not less than 500 yuan but not more than 2,000 yuan. fine.

If a freight motor vehicle exceeds the approved load capacity, a fine of not less than 200 yuan but not more than 500 yuan will be imposed; if the freight motor vehicle exceeds the approved load capacity of 30 yuan or violates regulations to carry passengers, a fine of not less than 500 yuan but not more than 2,000 yuan will be imposed.

For those who commit the acts in the preceding two paragraphs, the traffic management department of the public security organ shall detain the motor vehicle until the illegal status is eliminated.

If a transport unit’s vehicle falls under the circumstances specified in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this article and fails to correct the situation despite being punished, the directly responsible person in charge shall be fined not less than RMB 2,000 but not more than RMB 5,000.

Reference materials:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Road Traffic Safety Law of the People's Republic of China