Recently, during a routine inspection, the police on duty in Wuxi County, Chongqing discovered that the driver of a white off-road vehicle looked panicked and kept looking towards the trunk. This abnormal behavior immediately aroused the police's vigilance.The police immediately opened the trunk of the vehicle, and what they saw was heart-wrenching: two children, aged 4 and 8 respectively, huddled between clothes and luggage, their bodies squeezed into a small space without any safety protection measures.
After verification, the car was rated to carry 5 people, but actually 6 people were on board, indicating that it was driven by overcrowding.
The driver Zhang confessed that due to lack of space in the car on his way back home during the Spring Festival, he let his two children sit in the trunk of the car for convenience.
According to relevant regulations, the police fined Zhang 100 yuan and demerited 3 points on his driving license in accordance with the law, and required him to contact a compliant vehicle to transfer overcrowded persons to ensure the safety of subsequent trips.
After the incident was exposed, it attracted widespread attention and related topics became hot searches. Many netizens expressed difficulty in understanding the parents' behavior.
Some netizens bluntly said, "What kind of parents would do such a stupid thing?" and expressed anger at the parents' lack of safety awareness. Some netizens commented, "Ignorant, fearless, and too courageous." They believed that parents were completely unaware of the huge safety risks of putting their children in the trunk.
The traffic police reminded that whether it is a chartered car, carpooling or other modes of travel, if you find that there are overcrowded passengers, you should firmly refuse to ride and report to the traffic police department.
Parents and guardians must earnestly fulfill their guardianship responsibilities and choose vehicles that are legally operated and in good condition for their children. When riding in passenger vehicles, they must fasten their seat belts, confirm the vehicle's load capacity in advance, and avoid dangerous behaviors such as overcrowding.