Overloading is another major cause of road accidents. It not only damages road surface but also contributes to the occurrence of accidents. The heavy weight makes the vehicle more difficult to control and easily causes the brakes to fail. Road authorities have prescribed heavy fines for the offense. But in reality, many police officers usually let the overloaded truck go after the driver pays a fine. Compulsory unloading is seldom enforced.
Another problem usually overlooked by the police is that the taillights of many trucks are covered by mud, making the vehicle hardly visible from behind at night. On country highways one can even see many slow-moving small trucks and tractors without any taillights. There seems to be little police enforcement on these vehicles.
China's highway networks are developed and the expressways are even more advanced than those in many developed countries. The country also has made a set of comprehensive traffic rules and laws. But that is not enough to justify the claim, as some people have said, that China has entered the era of the automobile.
A society with a mature car culture features both law-abiding motorists and earnest law enforcement. And a conscientious observance of traffic rules depends, to a large extent, on how earnestly the rules are enforced. Law enforcement in China is usually lacking and in many cases is corruptible.
Much has to be done by law enforcement before our highways become a comfortable place to drive.
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