Industry insiders called for speeding up the introduction of national standards for electric bicycle helmets Revise the road crossing law to make it clear that riders must wear helmets A watermelon wearing a helmet fell from a place more than 1 meter high, and still fell in half under the "protection" of the helmet. Another watermelon wearing a helmet was thrown from the same place, but it was not damaged This is a recent test conducted by some media on the safety performance of electric bicycle helmets. The price difference between the two helmets is four times. It not only confirms that "good goods are not cheap", but also reveals the current situation of the electric bicycle helmet Market. "In electric bicycle traffic accidents, acute severe craniocerebral injury is one of the main causes of cyclists' death. Wearing safety helmets can effectively protect cyclists' heads and reduce the casualty rate of traffic accidents." Li Weitao, Dean of the Law School of Beijing Jiaotong University, said in a recent interview with the reporter of the rule of law daily that if you want each helmet to become a "life helmet" at a critical moment, you should speed up the introduction of national mandatory standards for electric bicycle helmets, and at the same time, improve the law to uniformly implement the provisions for electric bicycle riders to wear helmets throughout the country. The quality of electric bicycle helmets varies greatly Yu Zhe, who lives in Chaoyang District, Beijing, recently experienced something that made him think deeply and fear. Yu Zhe bought an electric bicycle in an electric vehicle brand store. The merchant gave two helmets as a gift. However, on the way home, a helmet accidentally fell off. After picking it up, Yu Zhe found that the top of the helmet had cracked. "Can such a helmet really protect my safety?" "Many helmets are 'look goods'." In an electric bicycle sales store in Haidian District, Beijing, a salesperson told reporters bluntly that the helmets presented when buying a car are basically "look goods". If you want to have good quality, you have to buy helmets with higher prices. The shopkeeper gave the reporter a helmet with a selling price of about 200 yuan. Compared with the complimentary helmet, they have a layered structure inside, which makes the head not in direct contact with the helmet shell when wearing. The difference is that the internal structure of the high-priced helmet is also padded with a layer of foam material buffer layer, and the material of the helmet shell is more solid. "Because there is no difference in appearance, people often don't choose expensive helmets." The shopkeeper said that many people have insufficient awareness of the dangers of electric bicycles and believe that the helmet of motorcycles is "life-saving", and the helmet of electric bicycles is only "decoration". But this is not the case. Statistics show that about 80% of the deaths of electric bicycle drivers and passengers are caused by craniocerebral injury. Correctly wearing safety helmets can reduce the risk of death in traffic accidents by 60% to 70%. Various safety helmets are placed in an electric bicycle store in Haidian District, Beijing. The reporter entered the keyword of "electric bicycle helmet" on an e-commerce platform and found that the price of helmets ranged from a few yuan to hundreds of yuan. The models can be roughly divided into lifting helmets, 3 / 4 helmets and half helmets. After browsing the sales volume and user evaluation, it was found that half helmets of 30 yuan and below are the mainstream of sales. In an online store, the reporter even found a basic universal helmet for men and women known as "giving benefits". After receiving the voucher, it only costs 0.9 yuan to buy. As for the quality of the helmet, the store said "you get what you pay for". A shopkeeper said that in addition to whether the helmet is equipped with goggles, reflective stickers and other accessories, the main difference is reflected in the material and whether the restraint strap is firm, which is precisely the key part of whether the helmet can play a role. After investigating the electric bicycle helmets sold on the market, Jia Yongfeng, an observer of the National Bicycle Standardization Technical Committee, pointed out that there are large quality differences in the products. The helmets with poor quality are mainly manifested in poor shell material, unstable strap and lack of buffer layer, which can not effectively protect the rider's head. Deputies to the National People's Congress suggested that national standards be formulated as soon as possible The State Administration of quality supervision on the performance and strength of electric bicycle helmets has conducted quality supervision on 60 batches of electric bicycle helmets in April, 2021, focusing on the performance and safety management of helmets. In view of the possible impact risk of wearing helmets in the market, the State Administration of quality supervision on the performance and strength of electric bicycle helmets. The results show that 76% of the collected samples do not meet the standard requirements, and there are serious safety risks. The reporter noted that the State Administration of market supervision monitored the helmet products of electric bicycles with reference to the national standard motorcycle occupant helmet (gb811-2010). Li Weitao pointed out that the reason why we refer to the national standard of motorcycle helmets is that there are neither national standards nor industrial standards for electric bicycle helmets. In the absence of national standards, some places have made active exploration first. In January 2020, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province issued the group standard "technical requirements and testing specifications for electric bicycle passenger helmets", which stipulates the basic structure, specifications, dimensions, technical requirements, test methods, inspection rules and marks of electric bicycle passenger helmets (including drivers and passengers). In July 2020, Zhejiang bicycle and electric vehicle industry association and Zhejiang helmet Industry Association jointly issued the group standard T / zjbe 001-2020 technical requirements and testing specifications for electric bicycle passenger helmets, which defined the technical requirements of full helmets and 3 / 4 helmets, improved the structural form of electric self driving helmets, and put forward the reference indexes of orthobenzene and heavy metals in children's helmets with reference to toy standards. However, in Li Weitao's view, the group standards issued in these places are not mandatory and can not fully regulate the product quality of the industry. It is still necessary to issue mandatory national standards for electric bicycle helmets as soon as possible, which can not only ensure the quality of helmets, but also help the market quality supervision department to effectively and uniformly supervise the quality of helmets, so as to fully connect all links such as production, sales and use, Form a long-term mechanism for comprehensive treatment. "Without mandatory national standards, there is chaos of low-cost and low-quality competition in the electric bicycle helmet industry, and the safety of electric bicycle drivers and passengers cannot be effectively guaranteed." According to Xi Wen, deputy to the National People's Congress and chief anchor of Zhejiang satellite TV, there are mandatory national standards for motorcycle passenger helmets and bicycles, skateboards and roller skating helmets, but the standard for electric bicycle helmets is still blank. Without national standards, it is difficult for regulators to investigate and deal with the production and operation of inferior helmets, resulting in insufficient punishment. He called for the formulation of mandatory national standards for electric bicycle passenger helmets as soon as possible. Zheng Jianjiang, deputy to the National People's Congress and chairman of oaks group, also made suggestions. He pointed out that due to the lack of unified national standards for control, the product quality on the market is uneven and the safety can not be guaranteed. It is suggested to formulate the national standard of electric bicycle passenger helmets as soon as possible to meet the needs of the production, sales and use of electric bicycle passenger helmets. The reporter learned that in July 2021, the Ministry of industry and information technology issued the draft of the mandatory national standard for motorcycles and electric bicycle passenger helmets for public comments. Improve legislation and make mandatory provisions for wearing helmets In the interview, the reporter found that among the people riding electric bicycles on the streets of Beijing, many riders did not wear helmets, except that sellers, couriers and other groups wore helmets. In this regard, a traffic policeman on duty in Haidian District told reporters that at present, Beijing does not force electric bicycles to wear helmets. From the existing regulations, it is not illegal not to wear helmets, but from the perspective of the safety of riders themselves, it is still necessary to make unified requirements for mandatory wearing helmets. Since April 2020, the transportation administration bureau of the Ministry of public security has deployed the "one helmet and one belt" safety guard action across the country, the administrative measures for electric bicycles issued by some places have also made mandatory requirements for wearing helmets. The measures for the administration of electric bicycles in Shandong Province, which will come into force on May 1 this year, stipulates that if a driver has the behavior of cycling to make phone calls and not wearing a helmet, the traffic control department shall give an oral warning for the first violation and order him to make corrections. If he violates again and refuses to make corrections after being ordered to make corrections, or causes harmful consequences, he shall be fined 20 yuan. In addition, the regulations of Zhejiang Province on the administration of electric bicycles, the regulations of Jiangsu Province on the administration of electric bicycles and the regulations of Shenzhen Municipality on the administration of electric bicycles (for Trial Implementation) also specify that electric bicycle riders should wear helmets and formulate punishment measures for those who do not wear helmets. Article 51 of the road traffic safety law stipulates that when a motor vehicle is driving, the driver and passengers shall use safety belts as required, and the motorcycle driver and passengers shall wear safety helmets as required. In Li Weitao's view, as a means of transportation with a large number of users, electric bicycles should also be included in the provisions of the road traffic safety law. "The road traffic safety law takes' 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 'as the legislative purpose, and introduces mandatory provisions to clarify that helmets should be worn when riding electric bicycles, which is in line with the spirit of legislation." Li Weitao suggested that by amending the road traffic safety law, mandatory provisions should be made for wearing helmets when riding electric bicycles. The reporter noted that in 2021, the Ministry of public security revealed in its reply to the proposal of sun Jianguo, deputy to the National People's Congress and head of the traffic police brigade of Sanshui branch of Foshan Public Security Bureau, Guangdong Province, to "strengthen the traffic safety management of electric bicycles". It is cooperating with the national legislature to revise the road traffic safety law and plans to increase the requirements for electric bicycle drivers and passengers to wear safety helmets. (outlook new era)