Heard one recently? Or two or three? Those exceptionally loud throaty growls from the car exhaust of joyriders out to impress with their dangerous, evening antics on our cities’ roads. Of course it’s not impressing anyone actually, especially law enforcement.
最近听说过一个吗？还是两三个？那些从汽车尾气中发出的异常响亮的嘶哑咆哮声，让人们在我们城市的道路上以他们危险的夜间滑稽动作给人留下深刻的印象。当然，这实际上并没有给任何人留下深刻的印象，尤其是执法部门。
Here in China, they call the activity “street bombing”. In the UK, those taking part in it are known as “boy racers”. Trouble is, the practice is borderline illegal, which has led to a recent campaign by traffic authorities in our very own Jiangsu Province.
在中国，他们称这种活动为“街头轰炸”。在英国，参加这项比赛的人被称为“男孩赛车手”。问题是，这种做法近乎非法，这导致我们江苏省交通部门最近发起了一场运动。
On 28 October, traffic police with the Yangzhong Public Security Bureau in Zhenjiang City seized an illegally-modified street bombing car in the downtown area, as reports the Yangtze Evening News.
据扬子晚报报道，10月28日，镇江市扬中市公安局交警在市中心查获一辆非法改装的街头爆炸车。
They can do this thanks to the Provisions on the Registration of Motor Vehicles (Order No. 164 of the Ministry of Public Security), released on 31 March of this year (机动车登记规定 (公安部令第164号)).
他们之所以能做到这一点，要归功于今年3月31日发布的《机动车登记规定》（公安部令第164号）（公安部令第164号）。
Therein, Article 79 states, “Except for the circumstances specified in Article 16, Article 22 and Article 23, anyone who changes the appearance of a motor vehicle and the relevant registered technical parameters without authorisation shall be ordered by the traffic control department of the public security organ to restore it to its original state, and shall also be given a warning or fined of not more than ¥500”.
其中第七十九条规定：“除第十六条、第二十二条、第二十三条规定的情形外，擅自改变机动车外观及有关登记技术参数的，由公安机关交通管理部门责令恢复原状，并处警告或者五百元以下罚款”。
We say “borderline illegal” on account of the provisions allowed for in the aforementioned Articles 16, 22 and 23, Articles which keep many a car paint and body shop in business.
我们说“接近非法”是因为上述第 16 条、第 22 条和第 23 条允许的规定，这些条款使许多汽车油漆和车身修理厂得以继续营业。
While Articles 22 and 23 allow for minor modification to a vehicle (interior decoration and so on), Article 16 in particular allows for a car to have its colour or engine changed.
虽然第 22 条和第 23 条允许对车辆进行较小的改装（内饰等），但第 16 条特别允许更改汽车的颜色或发动机。
Or its bodywork. Or the entire car for that matter.
或者它的车身。或者整个汽车。
Nevertheless, vehicle owners are required to have said changes registered with the authorities. And if that’s not been done, that’s when they fall foul of the law.
尽管如此，车主必须向当局登记上述变更。如果不这样做，他们就会触犯法律。
Back in Zhenjiang, it was officer Huang Aimin, leader of the squad which seized the car, who first heard the roar from its exhaust. Hopping into his police car, Huang gave pursuit to where the car stopped at a local logistics park.
回到镇江后，最先听到汽车排气管发出轰鸣声的，是截获该车的班长黄爱民。黄某跳上警车，向停在当地物流园区的车子追去。
Upon inspection, it was found that the exhaust of the car had indeed been modified, therefore categorising it as “street bombing car”. The police educated the driver as to the law, asked him to restore the car to its original state, and punished him accordingly.
经检查，发现该车排气确实经过改装，因此将其归类为“街头轰炸车”。民警对司机进行了法律教育，要求其将车辆恢复原状，并进行了相应处罚。
