Law of the People’s Republic of China on Road Traffic Safety

(Adopted at the 5th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Tenth National People’s Congress on October 28, 2003; amended according to the Decision on Amending the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Road Traffic Safety adopted at the 31st Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Tenth National People’s Congress on December 29, 2007 )

Contents

Chapter I General Provisions

Chapter II Vehicles and Drivers

Section 1 Motor Vehicles and Non-motor Vehicles

Section 2 Drivers of Motor Vehicles

Chapter III Conditions for Road Passage

Chapter IV Provisions on Road Passage

Section 1 General Stipulations

Section 2 Provisions on the Passage of Motor Vehicles

Section 3 Provisions on the Passage of Non-motor Vehicles

Section 4 Provisions on the Passage of Pedestrians and Riders

Section 5 Special Provisions on Expressways

Chapter V Disposition of Traffic Accidents

Chapter VI Supervision of Law-enforcement

Chapter VII Legal Responsibility

Chapter VIII Supplementary Provisions

Chapter I

General Provisions

Article 1 This Law is enacted with a view to maintaining road traffic order, taking precautions against and reducing traffic accidents, protecting personal safety, preserving the safety of property and other lawful rights and interests of citizens, legal persons and other organizations, and increasing passage efficiency.

Article 2 Within the territory of the People’s Republic of China, the drivers of vehicles, pedestrians, passengers and the units and individuals involved in road traffic activities shall observe this Law.

Article 3 Work for road traffic safety shall be carried out in adherence to the principles of conducting administration according to law and making things convenient to the masses, to guarantee good order, safety and unimpeded flow of road traffic.

Article 4 People’s governments at various levels shall guarantee that the administrative work for road traffic safety fits with the economic and social development.

In order to meet the needs of road traffic development, all local people’s governments at or above the county level shall, in accordance with the laws and regulations on road traffic safety and the relevant policies of the State, work out administration plans for road traffic safety, and take charge of their implementation.

Article 5 The department for public security under the State Council shall be in charge of the administrative work for road traffic safety nationwide. The traffic control department of the public security organs under the local people’s governments at or above the county level shall be in charge of the administrative work for road traffic safety within their respective administrative areas.

The traffic control departments and the construction administration departments under the people’s governments at or above the county level shall be in charge of relevant road traffic work in compliance with their respective duties.

Article 6 People’s governments at various levels shall conduct regular education in road traffic safety so as to enhance citizens’ awareness of the importance of road traffic safety.

When performing their duties, traffic control departments of the public security organs and their traffic policemen shall give more publicity to the laws and regulations on road traffic safety, and observe such laws and regulations in an exemplary way.

Government departments, armed units, enterprises, institutions, public associations and other organizations shall offer education in road traffic safety to their own members.

Administrative departments of education and schools shall incorporate education in road traffic safety into education in the legal system.

The news media and publishing, radio and TV, and other relevant institutions shall have the duty to conduct education in road traffic safety.

Article 7 Scientific research in administrative work for road traffic safety shall be promoted, and advanced administration methods, technology and equipment shall be used on a wide scale.