Can a Five-Seater Car Carry Six People?
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A five-seater car cannot carry six people. Having six people in a five-seater car means exceeding the approved passenger capacity by 20%. According to the "Scoring Standards for Road Traffic Safety Law Violations," driving a passenger vehicle (excluding public buses) or school bus with passengers exceeding the approved capacity by less than 20%, or driving other passenger vehicles with passengers exceeding the approved capacity by more than 20%, will result in a 6-point penalty for the driver from the traffic management department of the public security authorities. Hazards of Overloading: Research has found that when a vehicle's axle load exceeds the standard load by one time, driving on the road once is equivalent to a standard vehicle driving on asphalt pavement 256 times or on concrete pavement 65,536 times. Moreover, the larger the approved load capacity of the vehicle, the more severe the damage to the road caused by overloading. The maximum single rear axle load recorded domestically for a vehicle is 24 tons. Such a vehicle driving on a concrete road once is equivalent to a standard vehicle driving 1.21 million times. Negative Impacts of Overloading: Overloading has caused significant harm to the healthy development of the transportation market. Overloading leads to market chaos, completely disrupting the basic price formation system of the transportation market. Under normal circumstances, transportation pricing is based on the cubic volume and weight of the goods. Overloaded vehicles severely pollute the atmospheric environment. To achieve greater traction, overloaded vehicles often drive at low gears with high throttle, resulting in incomplete combustion of engine fuel. This leads to excessive exhaust emissions, excessive noise, and severe pollution of the atmospheric environment.
From a safety perspective, I learned a profound lesson from an accident. The car only has five seat belts, so if you squeeze in an extra person, someone will either be overcrowded or without a seat belt. In case of sudden braking or a collision, an unrestrained passenger can easily get injured or be thrown out of the vehicle. Overloading also increases the burden on the car, affecting braking performance and stability, with even greater risks at high speeds. I once squeezed six people in my car when taking my kids out, and I could feel the car sinking and the steering becoming unstable. Later, I learned that the vehicle was originally designed and optimized for the safety of five people. I advise everyone not to take risks for temporary convenience—safety comes first.
