Legal basis: Road Traffic Safety Law of the People's Republic of China.
Article 1 This Law is formulated for the purpose of maintaining road traffic order, preventing and reducing traffic accidents, protecting personal safety, protecting the property safety and other legitimate rights and interests of citizens, legal persons and other organizations, and improving traffic efficiency.
Article 2 Within the territory of People's Republic of China (PRC), drivers, pedestrians, passengers and units and individuals engaged in road traffic activities shall abide by this Law.
Third road traffic safety work should follow the principle of management according to law and convenience for the masses, and ensure the orderly, safe and smooth road traffic.
Article 4 People's governments at all levels shall ensure that road traffic safety management is compatible with economic construction and social development.
Local people's governments at or above the county level shall adapt to the needs of road traffic development, formulate road traffic safety management plans according to road traffic safety laws, regulations and relevant state policies, and organize their implementation.
Fifth the State Council public security department is responsible for the national road traffic safety management. The traffic administrative department of the public security organ of the local people's government at or above the county level shall be responsible for the management of road traffic safety within their respective administrative areas.
The transportation and construction management departments of the people's governments at or above the county level shall be responsible for the relevant road traffic work in accordance with their respective responsibilities.