While public awareness of the no no that is drinking alcohol and then driving a car is now at an all-time high, alarming numbers of those on two wheels remain ambivalent to the dangers. Hence Nanjing police recently got creative in their efforts.
尽管公众对饮酒后开车这一禁忌的认识空前高涨，但数量惊人的两轮车仍然对这种危险抱有矛盾的态度。为此，南京警方近期发挥了创意。
The point was made on the evening of 24 April at 23:40. That’s when Nanjing’s Jiangning District traffic police received the call; an accident had occurred at the intersection of Wenjing Lu and the Dongshan Sub District Service Centre, in which an e-bike had collided with a car.
该观点是在4月24日晚23点40分提出的。这时，南京市江宁区交警接到电话；文景路与东山街道服务中心交叉口发生一起电动自行车与汽车相撞事故。
The driver of the car nervously said over the phone, “I don’t seem to have hit him very hard, but he’s lying on the car without moving. I don’t know what’s going on”.
汽车司机在电话里紧张地说：“我好像没有打得很重，但他躺在车上一动不动，我不知道发生了什么事”。
The e-bike rider then rolled off the car and onto the road, to immediately fall fast asleep, snoring even. When police arrived and got up close with the man, a giant whiff of alcohol greeted them.
然后，电动自行车骑手从车上滚下来，上了马路，立刻就睡着了，甚至还打着鼾。当警察赶到并接近该男子时，迎面而来的是一股巨大的酒味。
Once awakened, officers found the e-bike rider to have a blood-alcohol content of 219 milligrams per 100 millilitres. It was determined that the rider, surnamed, Lin, was fully responsible for the accident due to his running a red light and driving a non-motorised vehicle under the influence.
醒来后，警方发现该电动自行车骑手的血液酒精含量为每100毫升219毫克。经认定，骑车人林某因闯红灯、酒后驾驶非机动车，对事故负全部责任。
Such incidents provided the motivation for Nanjing’s finest to present their public awareness efforts in an unusual way on Tuesday, 9 May, outside Kingmo Mall in Jiangning.
此类事件激励南京最优秀的人士于 5 月 9 日星期二在江宁金模购物中心外以不同寻常的方式展示他们的公众意识工作。
There, police officers attempted to subtly improve the public’s traffic-safety awareness through measures such as explaining accident case studies. As Nanjing Daily reports, they even sang a song or two to make sure of getting local people’s attention.
在那里，民警试图通过讲解事故案例等措施，潜移默化地提高公众的交通安全意识。据《南京日报》报道，他们甚至唱了一两首歌，以确保引起当地人的注意。
Beginning 23 April, Nanjing’s traffic management authorities have instigated a 100-day crackdown on illegal behaviour related to e-bikes. Drunk riding is defined as one of the “key contents” of this action.
4月23日起，南京市交通管理部门对电动自行车违法行为开展为期100天的严厉打击。醉骑被定义为此次行动的“重点内容”之一。
The Nanjinger reminds that operating an e-bike on public roads while intoxicated is illegal. Those found doing so may be issued a warning or a fine of ¥5-50 in accordance with Article 89 of the Road Traffic Safety Law. Those who refuse to pay up may have their e-bikes confiscated.
《南京人》提醒，酒后在公共道路上驾驶电动自行车属于违法行为。违反道路交通安全法第八十九条规定的，可以处警告或者5元以上50元以下的罚款。那些拒绝付款的人可能会没收他们的电动自行车。
Police officer, Liu Ning, told reporters during Tuesday’s event that compared to car accidents, those involving e-bikes are often more serious. With the bikes and their riders commonly known as “meat wrapped in iron” (肉包铁), fatalities are also not uncommon.
警官刘宁在周二的活动中告诉记者，与车祸相比，涉及电动自行车的事故往往更为严重。自行车及其骑手俗称“肉包铁”，死亡事件也屡见不鲜。
