Designated driver services booming in big cities
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="drunken">drunken</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="punishable">punishable</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crime">crime</span>, <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="safety">safety</span>, <span word="resulting">resulting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rapidly">rapidly</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="unregulated">unregulated</span> <span word="designated">designated</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="business">business</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> 300 <span word="orders">orders</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="average">average</span>, <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="double">double</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="Jing">Jing</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Changyinwuyou">Changyinwuyou</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="provides">provides</span> <span word="designated">designated</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="as">as</span> 500 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="handle">handle</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="than">than</span> 300 <span word="orders">orders</span> <span word="daily">daily</span>, <span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="Designated">Designated</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="distance">distance</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="China">China</span> <span word="amended">amended</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="Criminal">Criminal</span> <span word="Law">Law</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="May">May</span> 1 <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="stipulating">stipulating</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="drunken">drunken</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="constitutes">constitutes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="criminal">criminal</span> <span word="offense">offense</span>, <span word="regardless">regardless</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="accidents">accidents</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="consequences">consequences</span> <span word="occur">occur</span>.</p><p><span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="law">law</span>, <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="drunk">drunk</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="licenses">licenses</span> <span word="revoked">revoked</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prison">prison</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="months">months</span>.</p><p><span word="Official">Official</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="drunken">drunken</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="Security">Security</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Traffic">Traffic</span> <span word="Management">Management</span> <span word="Bureau">Bureau</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="May">May</span> 1 <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="April">April</span> 20, <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="handled">handled</span> 354,000 <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="alcohol">alcohol</span> <span word="nationwide">nationwide</span>, <span word="down">down</span> <span word="by">by</span> 41.7 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="Drunken">Drunken</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="totaled">totaled</span> 54,000, <span word="registering">registering</span> <span word="a">a</span> 44.1 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="drop">drop</span>.</p><p><span word="Instead">Instead</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="designated">designated</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="booming">booming</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>.</p><p>"<span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="about">about</span> 50 <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="registered">registered</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="designated">designated</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chengdu">Chengdu</span> (<span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sichuan">Sichuan</span> <span word="province">province</span>), <span word="and">and</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="year">year</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Chen">Chen</span> <span word="Xu">Xu</span>, <span word="vice">vice</span>-<span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chengdu">Chengdu</span> <span word="Designated">Designated</span> <span word="Driver">Driver</span> <span word="Service">Service</span> <span word="Association">Association</span>.</p>
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