Urumqi bus drivers generally do not wear safety belts

"The bus is full of passengers, but the driver is not wearing a seatbelt." Recently, the public Ms. Zhang called the hotline, said the seat belt is the "lifeline", bus drivers regardless of their own safety, but also how to be responsible for the safety of passengers?

Ms. Zhang said that a few days ago, she was riding a bus. There were too many people in the car and she couldn't get in. She had to stand in the doorway. “What surprised me was that the driver was not wearing a seatbelt. Later I deliberately observed that many bus drivers are not wearing seatbelts.”

Ms. Zhang sent the picture of her bus driver not wearing a seatbelt to the Internet. Everyone began to discuss whether the bus driver should not be wearing a seatbelt. “Someone agrees, and some people oppose it.”

Asian Heart Network reporter Zhang Chai

Reporter's investigation: 40 buses have no driver's seat belt

Recently, the reporter observed 40 buses passing by at the bus stop signs at Urumqi Youth Road, Jinyang Community, Hongshan, and Qianjin Street. No driver was wearing a seat belt.

On a 527 bus, there is no seat belt on the driver's seat and no seat belt slot. "I haven't seen my seatbelt after more than five years of driving." The driver said.

On the BRT bus, bus 29, bus 302, the reporter found that most of the seat belts were behind or behind the driver's seat. If you do not look closely, you cannot see where the seat belts are.

“At the peak, we need to see the road conditions, and we must ease the passengers. We may get up at any time and it is inconvenient to wear a seatbelt.” said Chen, who has 12 years of driving experience, on rain and snow, on the windows and the rearview mirror. All water drops, every two or three minutes, the driver still got up to clean the glass.

A driver of Bus No. 68 said that he never used a seatbelt to drive a car. “The bus has a long body and there is a certain visual blind spot when turning. It is inconvenient to drive with a seatbelt.

Related departments: The bus driver will be drafted to provide seat belts

“In legal terms, bus drivers must wear seat belts. As far as the actual situation is concerned, every bus driver has to be tied to safety at any time. This is because the bus driver will have various situations at any time during driving. "At present, there are still a small number of old buses that do not have seat belts and they are not set at the factory."

The staff explained that at present, the company does not have to force the driver to fasten the seat belts. Therefore, even if there are public complaints, drivers who are not wearing seatbelts will generally not be punished.

“The fact that the bus driver is wearing a seat belt has caused the attention and concern of all parties concerned. In the future work, according to the actual situation, it plans to draw up the relevant regulations for the bus driver's safety belt,” said the staff member.

Police: Bus drivers need to wear safety belts

"According to the relevant provisions in the "Road Traffic Safety Law": When a motorized vehicle is traveling, drivers and occupants shall use seat belts in accordance with regulations, and bus drivers are no exception. They must wear seat belts." Urumqi Public Security Bureau, Tianshan District Traffic Police Brigade Donghuan Squadron police Shen Weibo said.

Are bus drivers not wearing seat belts and will they be punished? In this regard, Shen Weibo explained that if the bus driver is not wearing a seat belt, parking will be punished, it will delay the passengers on the bus and cause traffic jams. The police found that bus drivers did not wear seat belts and generally handled warnings.

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