You’ve probably heard about drivers being given a ticket for speeding. On the other hand there are those who are given warnings for driving with a broken tail light. Now, who would have thought that drivers are now fined for driving slowly? Yes, not just one but hundreds of drivers have already been fined for driving slowly. So where in the world would authorities want to do that? Well, it’s in the newly built bay bridge in Beijing China.
It was last May 1 that the longest cross-sea bridge in the whole world was opened to public. The Hangzhou Bay Bridge spans a vast 36 kilometers or 22.4 miles sits in the province of Zhejiang in Beijing, China. This new bridge is known to be a very important bridge connecting the Port City of Ningbo and the financial hub of Shanghai. The bay bridge has made travel time between the two major cities from four hours to just two and half. Imagine what big help the Hangzhou Bay Bridge is doing for the two cities.
Since the beginning of May, there have been hundreds who have passed the longest cross-sea bridge travelling to and from Shanghai and Ningbo. The problem is, to this date, there have been more than 300 drivers fined by the police. They were fined because they have been driving slowly. Don’t you think it’s ironic? The bridge was built to cut travel time; it means the purpose of this bridge is to get to your destination faster. However, the drivers passing through this bridge want to go slower than normal. It defies the purpose. So instead of the usual scenario of police stopping and fining drivers for speeding, there are more being fined for driving slowly. Talk about irony.
You may wonder why these drivers are driving slower than usual. The answer is explained in one of the unnamed drivers who were fined “I just wanted to drive a bit slowly and enjoy the sea breeze. Is that wrong?” Well the driver has a point, what’s wrong about driving slowly? The problem arises when all cars are going slow and some even taking pictures while some go sightseeing. The funny thing is, some drivers who got busted even posed in front of police cameras for souvenirs.
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