Chapter 11 Here "killed people for nothing"?

Motor vehicles in Hong Kong "hit and kill people for nothing", is it "in vain"? When this question is raised, if the conditions are not clearly stated, everyone will react like an idiot: How could it be?Fortunately, when I heard my friend ask such a question, I immediately understood in my head that what my friend meant was that if a driver of a motor vehicle in Hong Kong has no responsibility, such as drinking, lack of skills, or a sudden mechanical failure of the vehicle, he accidentally hits a pedestrian. To die, the pedestrian has to be at fault first, either crossing the road without following the pedestrian crossing line, or crossing the railing of the expressway in violation of regulations, etc. In such cases, is it "in vain" to be accidentally hit to death by the driver?

In 2005, Beijing promulgated new traffic regulations, which stipulated that irresponsible drivers who accidentally hit and killed pedestrians were "responsible", punished, and compensated to the families of the deceased.It is said that this matter has aroused a lot of opposition in the society. Some people claim that this new traffic law in Beijing is simply an "evil law". Isn't this regulation encouraging pedestrians to roam the road wantonly?It even created a legal space for some unruly "touching magnets", allowing them to "sacrifice me and make the whole family happy"?

In order to understand the situation in Hong Kong, one day I asked a local acquaintance to help me find a senior Hong Kong policeman (policeman) and ask him for advice.This "poor guy" is very capable, with a flexible body, a bright mind, and a good eloquence.He said, "Once a driver in Hong Kong accidentally kills or injures a pedestrian or a small animal on the road, the person concerned must immediately report the case to the police, and at the same time must protect the scene, and wait for the police to arrive. Conduct an investigation. Anyone who does not report to the police under such circumstances and 'goes privately' will violate the laws of Hong Kong."I said, "I know this, and it's similar to the regulations in the Mainland. What I want to compare is whether there is a saying in Hong Kong called 'Bump to death, but to crash'"?

What, "Knocked to death Baikang"? The handsome policeman obviously didn't turn his head for a while, so I repeated the "prescribed situation" again. This time, he understood immediately before I finished speaking, and snatched my words: "Is there any need to ask? If the driver has no Responsibility, of course there is nothing in Hong Kong.” ——It seems that “killing someone for nothing” is not a controversial issue in Hong Kong. In the past three years since I came to Hong Kong as a permanent resident, I have never seen any driver on the road accidentally hit a pedestrian to death irresponsibly, and then drove away with confidence.However, what are the provisions of Hong Kong's "Traffic Ordinance"? Is there any law to follow in Hong Kong for "crashing to death and blundering"?I started to search, and I was bored in the room in the hot weather, and it was midnight as soon as I surfed the Internet. I was so tired that day that I was sweating and almost collapsed, but what was the result?I have to find out whether there is an express legal provision for "crashing to death for nothing", but Hong Kong's laws are a vast ocean, and there is everything in the "sea", but there is no such "word" or root that I am looking for. "Needle".

Mainlanders all know that Hong Kong is a society governed by the rule of law, and the establishment and soundness of the legal system is not empty talk here. Opening the "Hong Kong Laws" and entering the "Legislation Database", I first found that there are too many contents, 2703 chapters, and each chapter is composed of many related laws and regulations. large skewers.For example, the "Hong Kong Traffic Regulations" ranks Chapter 374 in the "Laws" (it was the handsome policeman who told me in advance that it saved me a lot of time). This chapter, from "Chapter A" to "Chapter V", involves Hong Kong's "Road Traffic", "Traffic Control", "Driver's License", "Safety Equipment", "Express Highway", "Vehicle Registration and Licensing", etc. are further divided into 22 chapters, and each " "Chapter" and "Sub-Chapter", and "Sun Zhang" reappeared in the sub-chapter - oops, that detail, checking for a "hit to death, no hit" almost made me read the entire "Hong Kong Traffic Regulations" from beginning to end Go up two or three times.Among them, the relevant Article 36: "Anyone who drives a motor vehicle dangerously on the road and causes the death of another person shall be guilty of a crime." Driving a car dangerously is a crime." This also means that the driver is responsible. Although it does not involve death or injury, it has nothing to do with my goal, and I let it go; look at Article 38 again: "Careless driving..." Article 39 Article: "Driving a car under the influence of alcohol or drugs..." are all saying that the driver has his own problems, and of course he will be punished for months or years if he breaks the law.But what about the driver's "no responsibility"?After checking and checking, there is no, "no responsibility" does not break the law in Hong Kong, and there is no punishment provision in the laws of Hong Kong if there is no violation of the law, so naturally it does not bear any legal responsibility.

I was desperate, I was hesitating, and looking further down, I suddenly saw such a striking article in Article 48 of the "Hong Kong Traffic Regulations": "Crimes committed by pedestrians", alas, this is a bit interesting, pedestrians in Hong Kong There is also a suspected crime on the road?Look carefully, "offences committed by pedestrians" refer to "any pedestrian using the road, or any person driving a rickshaw on any road, who negligently endangers his own safety or the safety of others, commits an offense and is liable to a fine of $500"; There is also section 49: "Interfering with motor vehicles", which is even more interesting, "Any person who, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, enters a vehicle or interferes with any part of the same vehicle, commits an offense and is liable to a fine of $5000 and to imprisonment for 12 years. month"——After reading it, I am happy, why?Isn't this article of Hong Kong law just aimed at some mainlanders: those people deliberately ram motor vehicles and provoke troubles, which is what Beijingers often say "touching the magnet"!

"Pengcier" is illegal in Hong Kong. If the driver of a motor vehicle is not suspected of a crime, he will not be prosecuted by any law. I think I have gone through a lot of hard work to find the basis for "hitting to death and hitting for nothing" can be regarded as surfaced? But even so, after talking to me about the "Hong Kong Traffic Regulations" that day, the handsome policeman expressed his emotion by using the topic of "crash to death, and it is useless to crash", but he said that Hong Kong's traffic management is very sacred and very complicated .He said: "It is natural for Hong Kong drivers to 'have no responsibility' and to 'hit and kill Bai Jian' here, but once the police in Hong Kong receive a report, the investigation of traffic accidents is much more professional than your mainland— —What do we have? The detection methods are the same as those in the United States and the United Kingdom. When the police arrive at the scene, they may not immediately determine whether the driver who caused the accident is guilty. Nobody can interfere."

After hearing what he said, I felt that this "poor guy" kept saying "your mainland" and "your mainland", as if he was not Chinese himself.It hurt my self-esteem a bit, and I corrected him several times, it was not "Mainland" but "Mainland", which meant that I was protesting in disguise: You don't always want to sarcasm people, Hong Kong has returned to China for almost ten years, do you think you who is it?Isn't it Chinese? The handsome policeman was a little unhappy to see me, and he didn't apologize. Instead, he continued persistently and continued: "I'm sorry, my words are 'ugly words but not ugly'. In your mainland, yes, in the mainland, there are laws that are not followed and law enforcement is not strict. I don't believe you Think about it, why is Hong Kong’s road traffic not so troublesome? On the one hand, our legal system is in place, and on the other hand, citizens know their obligations. This makes things much easier. For example, if a vehicle on the road has an accident, no matter what Whoever the owner of the car is, even if it is the chief executive, Tung Chee-hwa or Tsang Yam-kuen, the police and the court will deal with it as they please, there is no 'love affair' here, and they will not be lenient to high-ranking officials and aristocrats."

I have to admit that the "prejudice" of the Hong Kong police towards our mainland is not completely untargeted, and his "sarcasm" is based on facts - don't you think about the situation in the mainland carefully? Once an accident occurs with a motor vehicle, the police will first I will habitually bend down to see who the license plate is. If I find that the license plate is "Jing O" or other special license plates, I will feel a little bit in my heart, and I will have to "specially consider" when handling cases in the future.In addition, don't say that if the owner of the "caused" car has connections, money, and ability, he will go to the traffic control department to find acquaintances and "request" a certain leader to come forward for "administrative intervention". Major issues to minor ones out.

Facing the "accusation" of the handsome policeman, if I didn't blush that day, could I hide it?