Public information shows that Hunan Expressway Traffic Police carried out a "random shooting" illegal reporting activity from February 2 to March 13, 2026. The content of the report was "driving or parking in the emergency lane under non-emergency circumstances." The reporter called the Hunan Provincial Highway Traffic Police Station to inquire about the matter. The staff said that the content of the "casual shooting" report is currently being processed and will actively verify the content of the report.
Emergency lane, how urgent can you stop?
Emergency lanes are mainly designed on both sides of urban ring roads, expressways and expressways, and are specially used for vehicles handling emergency matters such as engineering rescue, fire rescue, medical rescue or police performing emergency duties. There are only two types of so-called emergencies:
Emergency mission: For use by police cars, fire trucks, ambulances, and engineering rescue vehicles when performing emergency missions.
Waiting for rescue: When a motor vehicle encounters a traffic accident or breaks down and needs to stop and wait for rescue, it can temporarily park in the emergency lane: the vehicle suddenly breaks down or has a traffic accident, resulting in the inability to drive normally; the vehicle's cargo is spilled or scattered, etc., and it needs to be stopped immediately; the driver or passenger suddenly suffers from a life-threatening illness.
These situations that you think are “urgent”
Cannot occupy the emergency lane
Too sleepy after a long drive and want to rest in the emergency lane;
Take the wrong road and want to park in the emergency lane to set up navigation;
If you get tired of driving, stop in the emergency lane and change drivers;
It's too congested, so use the emergency lane to overtake.
According to the "Measures for the Administration of Points for Road Traffic Safety Illegal Acts", if a motor vehicle is illegally occupying the emergency lane while driving on a highway or urban expressway, 6 points will be deducted at a time.
In the event of a vehicle accident or breakdown
How to park safely in the emergency lane?
Car pull over
After a traffic accident, if the vehicle can move, it should immediately turn on the hazard warning flashers and move into the emergency lane. When it is really impossible to move, be sure to keep turning on the hazard warning flashers and set up a warning sign 150 meters away from the direction of the oncoming vehicle:
1. Walk 150 meters behind the car. The white line dividing the lanes of the expressway is 6 meters long and 9 meters apart. The distance after 10 sets of markings is 150 meters.
2. Place the reflective surface of the sign on the ground facing the direction of oncoming traffic.
People evacuate
The emergency lane is not a safety island. After parking in the emergency lane, you should be alert to secondary accidents.
After the car pulls over, the people on the car should immediately evacuate to the right side of the highway guardrail or inside the central isolation guardrail to wait for rescue. They must look toward the direction of the oncoming vehicle from behind and pay attention to the dynamics of the oncoming vehicle to ensure their own safety.
Call the police
After taking necessary safety warning measures and "pull over and evacuate people", you should immediately call 12122 or 110 for help.
