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新交规成中国新年最热门话题

      【香港《新报》1月2日报道】内地人称为“史上最严的交通法规”的修订版《机动车驾驶证申领和使用规定》元旦日起施行。新交规对闯黄灯、故意遮挡号牌等违法行为加大了处罚力度，而这在车主中引发不少争议①。

新交规规定，驾驶机动车违反道路交通信号灯通行的，一次扣6分。抢黄灯行为②，对驾驶人处20元以上200元以下罚款，扣6分。

       其次③，在道路上行驶的机动车未悬挂机动车号牌的，或故意遮挡、污损、不按规定安装机动车号牌的违法行为扣分由6分提高④至12分。

       内地学者认为“史上最严交规”是名不副实，如闯红灯罚款的数额最高200元，而国外的罚款动辄就数千美元。相对来讲，中国的交规已经算是比较温和的⑤。
（稿源：sohu.com）

Notes to the words:
①争议：n. argument
②行为：n. behaviour
③其次：adv. secondly
④提高：v. to increase
⑤温和的：adj. mild

Drivers struggle to adapt to harsher road rules
Chinese drivers face harsher penalties after a revised regulation came into effect on January the first, with many motorists being caught out.
Under the revision, ignoring traffic lights will result in six penalty points, double the previous punishment. The penalty for improper display of license plates is now 12 points.
According to the new rules, 52 different kinds of violations can result in penalties, up from 38 under the previous regulation. The new rules have been dubbed "the strictest traffic regulations ever" on the Internet.
Each violation is associated with penalty points, based on how severe the offence is. If a driver receives 12 points in a year, they are required to attend a seven-day training session and take a written exam before they can return to the road.