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December 12, 2018

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Noisy rider gets a quiet time

When Jiang buzzed through downtown Shanghai on his motorcycle early in the morning of December 1, he had no idea that the police had sounded him out.

He was the first to be caught by a new noise ban that came into effect that day.

Jiang, because of multiple traffic offenses, will be detained for 15 days. His license and motorcycle have been seized.

He was fined 200 yuan (US$29) on the spot and had three points deducted for violating the noise ban.

For running through red lights four times, he was fined 200 yuan and lost six points for each offense.

For illegally modifying his motorcycle, he was fined 500 yuan. He was also found to be using a forged plate, for which he will be detained for 15 days and have his license and motorcycle seized, besides being fined 5,000 yuan and losing 12 further points.

In total, he was fined 6,500 yuan, with 39 points deducted from his license.

Losing 12 points means a driver has their license revoked and needs to take a written test to get it back. Those who lose over 24 points in a one-year period need to take a driving test as well.

From the beginning of this month, passenger vehicles with fewer than nine seats are restricted to a noise level of 80 decibels. Violators are fined 200 yuan, with three points deducted from their driver’s licenses. Noisy motorcycles are banned from roads between 9pm and 7am.




 

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