The recent frequent fire accidents related to electric bicycles have attracted widespread attention. According to the statistics of the National Fire and Rescue Administration, a total of 2 electric bicycle fires will be reported nationwide in 202310,000 cases, an increase of 17 compared to 20224%。The number of two-wheeled electric bicycles in China has been at least 3500 million vehicles, an average of 1 in 4 people own an e-bike.
In order to prevent electric bicycle fires and ensure the safety of people's lives and property, the National Fire and Rescue Administration has clarified the "five strict prohibitions", that is, it is strictly forbidden to park electric bicycles in public areas such as shared walkways, stairwells, and safety exits in the building, as well as fire truck passages; It is strictly forbidden to park electric bicycles illegally in crowded places; It is strictly forbidden to park electric bicycles in housing, underground garages and basement semi-basements that have not implemented preventive measures such as fire separation and guardianship; It is strictly forbidden to charge electric bicycles in the above areas and by pulling wires privately, installing sockets indiscriminately, etc.; It is strictly forbidden to use flammable and combustible materials to build electric bicycle parking places.
For violations of the "five strict prohibitions", property service enterprises, competent units and village (resident) committees shall promptly dissuade and stop, and if the dissuasion and stop are ineffective, they shall immediately report to the local public security police station or fire and rescue agency to deal with it in accordance with law. Property service enterprises, crowded places and other units fail to fulfill their fire safety management responsibilities, resulting in fire hazards that do not take timely measures after being notified by the fire rescue agency, will be fined not less than 5,000 yuan but not more than 50,000 yuan.
In addition, on August 1, 2021, the "Regulations on Fire Safety Management of High-rise Civil Buildings" was officially implemented, which also put forward clear requirements for the management of electric vehicles and bicycles in high-rise buildings. Among them, it is forbidden to park or charge electric bicycles in the public foyers, evacuation walkways, stairwells, and safety exits of high-rise civil buildings, and encourage the establishment of centralized storage and charging places for electric bicycles in high-rise residential communities. Electric bicycle storage and charging places shall be set up independently, and keep a safe distance from high-rise civil buildings, and if it is really necessary to be installed in high-rise civil buildings, they shall be separated from other parts of the building by fire protection. In addition, the storage and charging places of electric bicycles should also be equipped with necessary fire-fighting equipment, and the charging facilities should be equipped with automatic power-off functions.
However, despite these clear regulations and safety measures, e-bike fires are still frequent. This has had a profound impact on society. First of all, electric bicycle fires not only cause huge property losses to individuals and families, but more importantly, threaten people's lives. Secondly, the electric bicycle fire has also brought a great negative impact on the society, triggered the public's attention and discussion on the safety of electric bicycles, and also adversely affected the development and image of the electric bicycle industry.
Incidents like this are not uncommon. For example, in 2021, there was an electric bicycle fire accident in a community in Shenzhen, causing many buildings to be burned down and many people**. This accident has triggered the attention and discussion of the society on the fire safety of electric bicycles, and also prompted relevant departments to increase the supervision of electric bicycles.
However, despite strict regulations and related education and publicity, e-bike fires still occur frequently. The reason may be related to the fact that some users do not pay attention to the fire safety of electric bicycles, lack of understanding of the regulations on use and charging, and the lack of supervision by relevant departments.
For this problem, all sectors of society should work together to strengthen publicity and education, improve the public's attention and awareness of electric bicycle fire safety, and at the same time, relevant departments should also strengthen the supervision of electric bicycles and increase the punishment for violations. Only in this way can we effectively curb the occurrence of electric bicycle fires and ensure the safety of people's lives and property.
However, the latest progress of the e-bike fire is still unknown, and we still need to pay attention to the movements and measures of the relevant departments. Perhaps, stricter regulations and measures will be introduced in the future to further strengthen the safety management of e-bikes.
To sum up, the recent frequent electric bicycle fire accidents have attracted people's attention and thinking. By strengthening publicity and education, raising public safety awareness, and the supervision and punishment of relevant departments, we can effectively prevent and reduce the occurrence of e-bike fires, thereby improving people's life safety and property safety. But we still have a lot of questions to answer about the fire safety of electric bicycles. For example, why are e-bike fires still frequent, even with clear regulations and measures? How can the effectiveness of supervision and management be further improved? Is there a more secure and reliable solution in terms of technology? The answers to these questions will help us find better solutions and countermeasures.