Reading newspaper as punishment for jaywalkers in China

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Press Trust of India Beijing
Last Updated : Jul 28 2013 | 5:05 PM IST
Traffic police in China's Shanghai city have introduced an innovative punishment for jaywalkers -- reading newspaper.
Jaywalkers and drivers of non-motorised vehicles who break traffic regulations in Shanghai can opt to pay a fine or read newspaper coverage of traffic accidents in public, state-run China Daily reported today.
The punishment has been issued already at peak time in some crossings with more young people preferring to pay the fine and elderly violators choosing to read, the city police said.
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First Published: Jul 28 2013 | 5:05 PM IST

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