【Interesting Facts about Haichuan Technology】Do you know what the speed limit is for cars before the number 90?

So, how many KM/h is this?

The sixth year of the Republic of China was 1917. It’s been over 100 years.

The driving license system is one of the fundamental systems for managing motor vehicles, and every country in the world adopts this system to regulate motor vehicle drivers. History and practice have shown that the driver’s license system plays a very important role in strengthening driver management and ensuring traffic safety. China’s motor vehicle driving license system has mainly gone through three stages: no examination required, direct examination, and examination after training at specialized institutions. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, cars arrived in China as a new type of mode of transportation; their number increased after the establishment of the Republic of China, but the growth rate was slow. In 1912, there were 116 cars in China, and by 1917 this figure had risen to 504 cars. During this period, due to the very small number of cars, traffic safety issues were not given enough attention by the authorities in power or the general public. It was possible to drive a motor vehicle without having a driving license; there was no need for any testing stage. Therefore, very few people were willing to obtain a motor vehicle driving license at that time. To this day, no official or private museums, either domestic or international, have displayed any Chinese driving licenses from before 1920. At the 6th China International Road Traffic Safety Products Expo, the Traffic Management Science Research Institute of the Ministry of Public Security displayed for the first time a car driving license from the Beiyang period; it is the earliest car driving license found in China to date, issued by the Beijing Police Department at that time. As the political center of the Qing dynasty, Beijing saw its urban structure change in the modern era; with the growth of the city’s population and the expansion of its functions, urban life became increasingly complex. Its traditional social order also began to change, and the conventional methods of control proved increasingly inadequate to handle these changes. To maintain social order and stabilize governance, the Qing dynasty adopted the modern police system of the West and began to establish a police force in Beijing. After seizing power, Yuan Shikai placed great emphasis on the development of police services in Beijing. He reorganized the former Imperial Beijing Patrol Police Headquarters to establish the Beijing Police Department, which was responsible for handling police administration in the areas surrounding Beijing and was under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. On October 25, 1919, the Morning Post counted the number of cars in the capital: 9 cars were used by government officials, while 20 cars were used by those from outside the city. Since cars did not require mules or horses for pulling, the drivers at that time were called “chauffeurs.” The speed of the cars depended entirely on the driver’s strength; driving too fast posed serious risks. To protect people’s lives, the Beijing Police Department enforced strict regulations on these chauffeurs. At that time, anyone who wanted to work as a driver had to first report to the Beijing Police Department for regular inspections. The first checks involved vision and hearing; once these were satisfactory, the person was required to study the provisions of the \"Motor Vehicle Management Rules.\" A week later, the police department would assess whether they had mastered these rules, and only after passing this assessment would a driver’s license be issued. A driver’s license should be carried with one while driving, in case it is checked by patrol officers. Licensed drivers must undergo re-examination and assessment every three months. During the Beiyang period, the number of automobiles on the streets of Beijing increased steadily. The drivers of these cars were either wealthy or noble, and they often failed to abide by the established rules regarding driving. As a result, traffic accidents became more frequent; automobiles were thus also referred to as “urban tigers”. The Beijing Police Department therefore imposed additional requirements on drivers, stipulating that whether they were driving cars for personal use or for business purposes, they had to obtain adequate insurance from two different companies to cover all possible liabilities; in the event of injury to pedestrians or damage to property, the drivers would be subject to police judgment. First, submit the photo license to the district authorities; in mild cases, a fine will be imposed, while in more serious cases, the driver’s license will be revoked, and imprisonment ranging from three to five years will be imposed depending on the severity of the offense. In addition, the Police Agency’s special driving school trains drivers by selecting three strong patrol officers from each police district; a total of 60 officers are chosen from the 20 districts in both the inner and outer cities. They attend the school for six months, and after graduation they are assigned to automobile companies as drivers. The Beijing Police Department issued a notice in the **Official Gazette**, requiring automobile companies to send qualified drivers to the vehicle inspection stations. Later, to improve the management of drivers, the Police Agency ordered the Administrative Department to print out rules for driving vehicles, which were distributed to various districts for distribution to the drivers to be \"posted inside the vehicle\", so that they could learn and become proficient at any time. In addition, the Police Agency requires that all drivers wear the uniform prescribed by the agency to ensure distinction. As the leader and pioneer in police administration across the country, the Beijing Police Department’s policing functions such as traffic management have been emulated and adopted throughout the nation. This driving license, dating back to nearly a century ago, is the earliest driving license found in China to date. It serves as both a historical testament to traffic management during the Beiyang period and a precious artifact from the early stages of driving licenses in China; it holds great significance for the study of China’s driving license system.

The driver’s license above is fake. 1 Neither official nor private museums, at home or abroad, have exhibited Chinese driving licenses from before 1920. 2 China’s earliest driver’s licenses were issued by the Beijing Police Department at that time. And the one in the photo is the public security bureau. 3 Our country’s Ministry of Public Security was established on November 5, 1949.

The Public Security Bureau is the term specifically used for the police in China since the founding of the country, right?

A mile is just that – a mile. A Chinese mile is another unit of distance; 1 mile = 1760 yards = 5280 feet = 1.6093 kilometers = 3.2187 Chinese miles = 1609.3 meters

The last edit to this post was made by Desert Fish on 2018-3-24 at 18:21. After checking, the term \"public security bureau\" did not emerge after the founding of the country; it was used in the 1920s before that, though for a relatively short period of time. For example, there was a public security bureau in the capital city of Liaoning Province as shown in the image, and Anqing in Anhui Province also had such a bureau. During the Great Revolution, a General Public Security Bureau was established in Wuhan