The smog warning is red, and the motor vehicles in Chengdu Third Ring Road will be restricted to single and even numbers.
We imagine that one morning in 2014, the citizen Kong Qi (pseudonym) got up and just opened the curtains, and the sky in Chengdu was a "dusty" face. He quickly turned on the mobile phone, and the air quality APP warmly reminded that "the air quality index (AQI) has off the charts, breaking through the 500 mark", and the text message is also quietly reminding that "the red warning is started today, and the motor vehicles in the Third Ring Road should have single and double numbers."
One day in December 2013, in the foggy weather, vehicles walked slowly with their lights on.
From October 30th to November 5th, 2013, the Emergency Plan for Heavy Pollution Weather in Chengdu (for Trial Implementation) solicited opinions from the public, and revised and improved the plan accordingly.
Yesterday, the relevant person in charge of Chengdu Environmental Protection Bureau revealed during his visit to the "Chengdu Face-to-Face" political hotline that the Emergency Plan for Heavy Pollution Weather in Chengdu is expected to be released this year. Among them, the controversial "red warning, motor vehicles are restricted to single and even numbers", and the scope is changed from "within the expressway around the city" to "within the third ring road".
1 where is the limit?
Limit range change
Shrink from around the city to within the third ring road
The residential area where Kong Qi lives is outside the Third Ring Road and around the city, but his work unit is in the city center. "When the air is off the charts (red warning), motor vehicles are restricted to single and double numbers, and the bus is not covered. How can I go to work?"
Like Kong Qi, when soliciting opinions on the plan, many citizens expressed their worries about the "single and double number limit".
"As of November 5, a total of 319 feedback opinions have been received from all walks of life, among which the first-level early warning (red) emergency measures put forward the idea of’ restricting the number of motor vehicles within the expressway around the city’, and about 50% of the collected opinions expressed opposition, mainly because the public transportation facilities between the city and the Third Ring Road were not completed and it was inconvenient to travel." The relevant person in charge of Chengdu Environmental Protection Bureau said.
Public transportation between the ring road and the Third Ring Road is inconvenient, can the tail number restricted area be shrunk?
"In view of the present situation, in the process of revision and improvement, we changed the limit range from’ within the expressway around the city’ to’ within the Third Ring Road’, and the specific measure was’ within the Third Ring Road, motor vehicles (except special vehicles, buses, taxis and electric vehicles) were restricted with single and even numbers’."
2 how to limit
SMS reminds citizens.
There are also eye-catching signs on the road.
Kong Qi’s colleague, Wu Ran, happens to live on the edge of the Third Ring Road, which is restricted. He is also troubled. "I don’t know when the air is off the charts, and even and odd numbers are restricted. Who will inform?"
"We are establishing an air quality early warning and forecasting system, just like weather forecasting, which will release air conditions every day," the person in charge said. "It is expected that from January 1, 2014, it will be released to the public on a trial basis, which is an important basis for the start of the plan. When air pollution is serious, the Emergency Plan for Heavy Pollution Weather will be started."
According to the different degrees of air pollution, yellow, orange and red warnings were started respectively. When the red warning is that the air quality index (AQI) exceeds 500, the motor vehicles in the Third Ring Road should be "restricted by single and double numbers".
"How to remind citizens to travel? We will release information through SMS, official Weibo, official website, media and other channels. At the same time, the road signs set by the traffic control system on the road will also be marked with eye-catching tips like the tail number limit. " The person in charge said.
3 what is the limit?
3.4 million vehicles
Fuel pollution is second only to coal burning.
"Why do you want to start from a motor vehicle?" Kong Qi and Wu Ranfa asked, "The whole road is full of cars. How many are there? How big is the contribution to air pollution? "
According to the data of Chengdu Traffic Management Bureau, the current number of motor vehicles in Chengdu is 3.4 million, ranking second only to Beijing. At the same time, the number of motor vehicles has surged every year. In the first 10 months of this year, 350,000 vehicles were added. "The tail gas emitted by motor vehicles has become one of the most important sources of air pollution." The person in charge said, "There are five categories of air pollutants in Chengdu, which are coal, fuel, combustion, dust and volatile organic compounds. Fuel is brought by motor vehicles, accounting for about 22%, second only to coal, and pollution contribution ranks second."
When the air is seriously polluted, the tail number of motor vehicles in the Third Ring Road is restricted. What is the effect on improving air pollution? "Compared with other areas, there are more residents and working citizens in the Third Ring Road. After the odd and even numbers are restricted, the number of vehicles driving on the road will be reduced accordingly, reducing emissions from the source and reducing pollution to a certain extent." (Reporter Zhang Luyan, reporter Xie Ranan, Zhang Lu)