CCTV News: The Qingming Festival is approaching, and the Ministry of Public Security issued a traffic safety reminder on March 31 to analyze and judge the road traffic safety situation during this year's Qingming Festival.

In early April, the temperature will warm up, spring sowing and spring seeds, logistics and transportation, memorial service, outings, and work and farming will be intertwined and superimposed. Especially during peak periods of memorial service, the road traffic environment of expressways, main passages entering and leaving the city, and main and secondary roads in the suburbs will become more complex, and the traffic safety risks will be high.

Zhang Yong, deputy director of the Accident Prevention and Handling Guidance Department of the Traffic Administration Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security, said: "From the perspective of travel methods, self-driving travel is still widely favored by people and is the main way for people to travel during holidays, among which short-distance travel accounts for the highest proportion."

Because the Qingming Festival memorial service is generally concentrated in the early morning and morning hours, congestion is likely to occur near the cemetery. In addition, the current logistics and freight transportation is busy, and the expressway passenger cars are free to pass during the Qingming Festival holiday, the traffic flow on the expressway will increase significantly, and the probability of slowing down in some highway exits is high, and the risk of rear-end collisions and scratch accidents is increased.

Zhang Yong said: "The highway has a large flow rate and a fast speed, and its driving environment is relatively monotonous, which can easily cause drivers to drive fatigue, distracted driving, and speeding. In addition, the safe distance of the vehicle is not maintained, and vehicles near the congested and slow-moving sections and the exits of the expressway are also more common. "

At the same time, around the Qingming Festival, rural areas entered the busy period of spring sowing and spring planting. The number of collective travel of migrant workers increased, and the risk of illegal overloading of passenger cars and vans and illegally carrying people in light trucks, tricycles and tractors was prominent. At the same time, ancestor worshipers who return home from long distances are prone to driving continuously, causing fatigue driving, and easily causing traffic accidents.

The Ministry of Public Security reminds that when traveling by yourself during holidays, you should pay attention to local weather and road conditions in advance, plan your travel time and route reasonably, and try to travel at peak speeds. When taking a bus during the holiday, do not take "black cars" outside the station to solicit passengers and buy groups, overloaded buses or non-passenger vehicles. You should wear seat belts when riding, and take the initiative to report illegal acts.