The sudden appearance of a "love zebra crossing" on the streets of Qingdao has attracted attention. Is it illegal to graffiti zebra crossings at will?

It is illegal to graffiti zebra crossings at will. The "Road Traffic Safety Law" clearly stipulates that no unit or individual can move, occupy, set up, or damage traffic lights or traffic signs without authorization. If it does not constitute a crime, the public security organ will impose a fine of more than 200 yuan to less than 2,000 yuan. If serious consequences are caused, legal liability will need to be pursued.

Qixi Festival is Chinese Valentine's Day, and many couples hold hands on this day. But unexpectedly, Vientiane City actually graffitied the zebra crossing into a love zebra crossing. The reason why it is called "Love Zebra Crossing" is because there are many pink hearts on the zebra crossing, which looks very beautiful and attracts many people to check in and watch. The reason why Vientiane City did this was because similar zebra crossings had appeared in Chengdu and Hangzhou before, so they wanted to follow suit.

It doesn’t matter if they do this, many citizens will go to take photos and check in, which puts a lot of pressure on traffic. Although the love zebra crossing looks good, too many people come to watch, and the entire road is blocked, and it can easily cause traffic accidents. Many people may not know that it is illegal to change or damage traffic signs at will. However, Vientiane City's behavior did not have too serious consequences, otherwise it would be really unthinkable. Not long after, Vientiane City was issued a rectification notice by the traffic police, requiring the graffiti on the zebra crossing to be completely removed as soon as possible.

After receiving the rectification notice, Wanxiang City also complied with the issued regulations and cleaned up all graffiti areas. As for whether the superior department will impose penalties for this, we don’t know. . So this incident also reminds us that zebra crossings cannot be changed casually. Internet celebrity zebra crossings have appeared in many places in China, and they look very good-looking. In fact, it just looks good and has no effect other than that. On the contrary, this kind of behavior will also cause pressure on traffic and increase the possibility of traffic accidents.