Chengdu traffic police exposed a case of "driving at a slow speed": 200 meters was exceeded 18 times, and he was punished for checking his mobile phone while driving.

daily driving

Many people know that speeding is illegal

But ignored "driving too slowly"

It's also illegal

Recently, a driver in Chengdu, Sichuan Province drove at a "slow speed"

triggering heated discussions among netizens

Danger!

Driving at a "turtle speed" for 200 meters and being passed 18 times

Recently, the Chengdu traffic police announced a typical case of "turtle speed driving": On a main road in Chengdu, a car was overtaken by 18 vehicles within 200 meters.

When the police reviewed the video, they found that the driver of the car was browsing his mobile phone while driving, and he was punished in accordance with the law.

It is understood that since April 2025, the traffic police in Chengdu, Sichuan, has launched a smart system to deal with "turtle-speed vehicles". Once a vehicle is overtaken too many times and the speed is ranked low, the system will automatically lock and remind the driver through a variety of methods. It can also check whether the driver is making or receiving phone calls.

Drive slowly ≠ "driving at a turtle speed"!

What behaviors belong to "driving at a slow speed"?

"Turtle speed driving" refers to ultra-low speed driving, which generally includes two situations -

The vehicle violates the minimum speed limit, that is, the vehicle travels at a speed lower than the minimum speed limit on the road or lane. For example, when driving on a highway, the speed is lower than the minimum speed limit of 60 kilometers per hour, or when driving in the left express lane of a multi-lane highway, the speed is lower than the minimum speed limit of that lane.

Article 78 of the "Implementation Regulations of the Road Traffic Safety Law of the People's Republic of China": Highways shall indicate the driving speed of the lane, the maximum speed shall not exceed 120 kilometers per hour, and the minimum speed shall not be less than 60 kilometers per hour.

The vehicle speed does not match the traffic speed, that is, the vehicle speed is much lower than the normal speed of the traffic under current traffic conditions.

What are the dangers of "driving at a slow speed"?

- Impact on road capacity

Vehicles traveling at ultra-low speeds will squeeze the normal driving space of the vehicles behind, causing the vehicle behind or multiple vehicles behind to slow down, thereby affecting the road capacity and causing the average vehicle travel time to increase.

According to data from the Road Traffic Safety Research Center of the Ministry of Public Security, when the vehicle speed decreases by 10 kilometers per hour, the road capacity decreases by about 15%.

- Causing traffic accidents

There is a large speed difference between ultra-low-speed vehicles and the traffic flow, which will cause other vehicles to frequently slow down and change lanes or even overtake in order to avoid it, which can easily lead to traffic accidents.

According to statistics, the greater the difference between the vehicle speed and the average traffic speed, the higher the probability of an accident. When the vehicle is driving, the speed difference reaches 32 kilometers per hour, and the probability of an accident is about 16 times higher than when the speed difference is 0.

In addition, cluster congestion caused by ultra-low-speed vehicles is also an important cause of traffic accidents. The probability of traffic accidents in cluster congestion areas is about 3 to 5 times that of ordinary road sections.

- Inducing road rage behavior

Traffic jams caused by ultra-low-speed vehicles can also easily trigger road rage behavior from other drivers. Data shows that road rage incidents caused by congestion account for about 12%, second only to traffic jams.

remind everyone

Daily driving should strictly abide by the speed limit requirements

Get rid of the misconception that “slow is safe”

Avoid occupying the road at low speeds

It is also forbidden to make calls or check the mobile phone while driving.

Endangering public transportation safety

Source: CCTV Finance