Recently, Mr. Liu, a citizen who loves running, reported to this station that since last year, many online ride-hailing cars have been parked on the road in front of Sanyang Green Space. When Mr. Liu and his fellow runners pass through this area on their morning runs, they often see some uncivilized phenomena. Some online ride-hailing drivers urinate and defecate everywhere here, not only in the grass, but sometimes even on sidewalks and non-motorized lanes.
Mr. Liu has seen this scene dozens of times in more than a year, and the nearby environment has also been greatly affected. What is going on? Knews reporter launched an investigation.
From 4:30 to 6:00 in the morning, Mr. Liu often goes for morning runs of more than ten kilometers near Sanyang Green Space. Last year, when he ran to the road in front of Sanyang Green, he noticed something unusual.
One morning in mid-October, Mr. Liu saw a driver squatting on the roadside to relieve himself. In Mr. Liu's impression, he has seen the scene of drivers urinating and defecating dozens of times over the past year, and the nearby environment has also been greatly affected. Mr. Liu also tried to communicate with these online ride-hailing drivers.
When the reporter came to the online car-hailing parking lot mentioned by Mr. Liu, the online car-hailing drivers had all left their cars. However, staff from a nearby public toilet maintenance unit also confirmed this situation. Cleaning staff said that not only the roadside, but also the grass behind the public toilets has become an "exclusive place" for many drivers to relieve themselves.
So, why do online ride-hailing drivers regard green spaces and roads as natural "public toilets"? And it mainly appears in the early morning?
For more than a year, what attempts have the territorial governments made? Let’s move on to the reporter’s investigation.
The reporter learned that the public toilets in Sanyang Greenland are currently only open from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., and some online car-hailing drivers will operate from late at night to the early morning of the next day. The opening hours of public toilets cannot meet the needs of online car-hailing drivers.
In fact, in order to reduce the uncivilized behavior of drivers, the maintenance unit has also taken certain technical prevention measures, but with little effect.
The reporter also contacted the local Sanlin Town, and the staff said that they would increase the frequency of cleanups and do a good job in publicity and guidance.
So, why do online ride-hailing cars gather in this area? Is it illegal parking? In this regard, the local Sanlin Town stated that it will further verify and communicate with multiple departments to coordinate and promote management measures.