Recently, some netizens reported that urban and rural buses in Changsha, Hunan Province could not stand and take buses, resulting in passengers stranded at bus stops. On the morning of the 20th, local officials of Changsha County and Liuyang City told reporters that the implementation of relevant regulations is in response to the requirements of the higher authorities for safe driving of "one person, one belt", and they have done their best to meet the needs of passengers. (Qilu Evening News, February 21).
Although the strange regulation of "standing and riding on buses" is under the banner of "for safety", it is essentially just a pat on the head and "utopian governance" that does not eat the fireworks of the world.
From an ideal point of view, the "one person, one place" rule is more conducive to safe driving, and its starting point is undoubtedly good. But with a little common sense, you can understand that for a long time, and in the longer term, such regulations are too idealistic, and even utopian.
From the current point of view, can buses and subways strictly implement "one person, one place" like high-speed rail and airplanes? Of course not. The reason is very simple, that is, if you do that, it will not be able to meet the basic needs of the masses for daily travel. Yes, a five-seater car, if there are six or seven people seated, the traffic police can fine it on the grounds that it is overloaded. However, if a 24-seater bus can only seat 24 passengers, then a large number of citizens who want to take the bus will basically get on the bus. Similarly, if the subway can only be "one per person", there will be a large number of citizens who will not be able to travel by subway.
At present, buses and subways across the country are allowed to stand, and in most places, even if they stand, they are often crowded. In this case, the introduction of the "one person, one room" regulation is seriously out of touch with reality. As long as you think about it a little, you can easily foresee that this move will inevitably lead to inconvenience for the masses and add to the congestion for the masses.
It was normal before, and when the seats were full, they stood and squeezed, and these days they won't let them go. Mr. Hu, a resident of Changsha County, told reporters that he usually works in other places, and when he returned to his hometown to take the bus during the Spring Festival, he found that there were many people at several stations, and he waited for nearly an hour before a bus came. Another resident said that on February 18, he waited for a bus in Changsha County for two hours, but the vehicle came and people cut the queue, which was very inconvenient.
However, it is truly astonishing that such a strange regulation, which is seriously out of touch with reality, can be introduced and implemented in the form of an official document from top to bottom. It can only be seen from this that some of the people who formulate policies have been too far away from the masses and have been divorced from reality for too long.
According to a "Notice of Changsha County Urban and Rural Public Transport Vehicles "One Person, One Belt" released by netizens, according to the spirit of the notice of the Changsha County Transportation Bureau, during the Spring Festival, urban and rural buses must meet the requirements of "one person, one belt" before they can participate in the transportation, and no more passengers are allowed to take the vehicle after the seats are full.
The design of buses is designed to carry more passengers at multiple stations, and there are generally fewer seats. The rule of "one bus ride per person" not only deviates from reality, brings inconvenience to the masses, but also may create new safety problems.
Just imagine, there are many people queuing up to take the bus, and in the case of no significant increase in capacity, the requirement of "one person and one room" will inevitably lead to more people not being able to take the bus in time, either giving up taking the bus, or queuing for a longer time on the bus. A large number of people gather at the public station to wait for the bus, and when the bus comes, they rush to get on the bus, which is also easy to cause stampedes or other safety accidents. In other words, the original intention of "for safety" may not only lead to the fact of "adding to the blockage", but also lead to the emergence of new "insecurity". Wouldn't that be the opposite?
What is even more incomprehensible is that the time limit for the implementation of the above regulations is during the Spring Festival travel period. During the Spring Festival, isn't the public's demand for travel greater? Why is it that at this time, everyone is restricted from taking the bus in disguise? It's speechless. (Written by Li Pengguo).