National Traffic Safety Reflection Day for Society
The National Traffic Safety Reflection Day is held on April 30 every year. Its purpose is to hope that more citizens will pay attention to traffic safety, reflect on the bad habits of driving in the past, seriously examine and correct uncivilized traffic habits, save precious lives from ruthless car accidents, and respect people's survival value and right to life.
Objective of National Traffic Safety Reflection Day
In order to call attention to the fact that traffic accidents are claiming a large number of lives, China has designated April 30 every year as National Traffic Safety Reflection Day. It is hoped that more citizens will pay attention to traffic safety, reflect on the bad habits of driving in the past, seriously examine and correct uncivilized traffic habits, save precious lives from ruthless car accidents, and respect people's survival value and right to survival. For those who ignore their own lives and the lives of others, causing irreparable losses to the country, society, and the families of the victims, no matter how much compensation is paid, it will never be able to save the most precious lives. At the same time, it will also cast a shadow on the people-oriented harmonious society. Such a thing can never be forgiven.
National Traffic Safety Reflection Day Social Impact
Traffic violations are more harmful than war. Wu Heping, deputy director and spokesperson of the General Office of the Ministry of Public Security of China, denounced traffic violations. The number of innocent lives killed under the wheel in 2005 has reached 100,000, which is no less than or even more than a tragic war. Good traffic order is strictly controlled by law, and it is responsible for the lives and property of the general public. Severe penalties must be strictly controlled to curb the current trend of rising traffic accidents. This is not only a traffic management practice, but also confirmed by the traffic management practice of developed countries around the world. Passenger cars overcrowded, motor vehicles speeding, trucks carrying people, drunk driving, and fatigue driving are all road killers. Traffic accidents may occur at any time in such driving conditions. This process itself is illegal, making every traveler a potential victim, who can be killed at any time, regardless of who it is.
The practice of ignoring one's own life and the lives of others, or the indifference of life consciousness, has caused irreparable losses to the country, society, and the families of the victims, and has also cast a shadow on the people-oriented harmonious society. Palliative accommodation to lawbreakers is a crime against humanity. Traffic control departments of public security organs have set up safety service stations, set up safety service stations on important road sections, unload and transfer overcrowded vehicles, force fatigue drivers to rest, and severely punish overweight driving on key road sections.
Official Response: December 2 - "National Traffic Safety Day"
Claims and related articles about April 30 being the "National Traffic Safety Reflection Day" keep popping up on the Internet, and even relevant commemorative activities are held in some places. In response to this, on April 26, 2013, the relevant person in charge of the Traffic Administration of the Ministry of Public Security said in an interview with reporters that the so-called "National Traffic Safety Reflection Day" is not true. The State Council has approved a traffic safety-related anniversary only on December 2 every year - "National Traffic Safety Day".
The person in charge said that it is not clear the origin of the term "National Traffic Safety Reflection Day". The "National Traffic Safety Day" approved by the State Council is on December 2 every year. The main reasons for setting this day are two reasons: one is that the number "122" was opened and put into use in 1994 as a road traffic accident alarm phone in our country. It has high public awareness and is convenient for memory and publicity. Second, the winter is a period of frequent traffic accidents. Road traffic travel and transportation peaks such as the Spring Festival travel are also about to begin. At this time, organizing and carrying out nationwide road traffic safety theme publicity activities is conducive to preventing road traffic accidents.
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