The number of traffic congestion reports in the city has decreased by 21.67 percent in two weeks after the restriction on vehicles registered outside the city was reimposed July 23, according to DT News app.
Shenzhen traffic police has released the data on traffic conditions in the two weeks since the rules were reimposed July 23.
The average number of cars with blue Shenzhen registered license plates, the plates given to smaller-sized petrol vehicles, on roads during the morning peak is 546,000, down 5.76 percent compared to the no restriction period.
The figure during the evening peak is 556,900, dropping 12.78 percent.
With fewer vehicles on the streets, average car speed has increased and the number of congested road sections has declined.
The average car speed on the major roads during the morning peak is 36.22 kilometers per hour up, 12.76 percent from before the restrictions. The speed during the evening peak is 28.15 kilometers per hour, up 17.44 percent.
The congested roads extend 68.3 kilometers on average each day across the city, down 14 percent.
The city’s traffic congestion index also dropped compared to the situation in June.
Punishments will be issued for cars after two warning notices are given for operating on roads during restricted times, according to current rules.
“There was much less congestion on Meilin Checkpoint after the restriction,” said a citizen.
The number of cars passing through Meilin Checkpoint increased 11.3 percent on average during the morning peak.
Another citizen surnamed Chen also said that his commute time between Shajing in Bao’an District and Xili in Nanshan District has been reduced by 50 minutes after the restriction reimposed.
Those who take public buses to work have suggested that they spent less time commuting between home and office.
Some 30 percent of citizens said that their commuting time decreased from 5 to 30 minutes. 16 percent of them said the time fell by 30 minutes to one hour and 8 percent of residents suggested that the time shortened for over one hour, according to investigation conducted by Shenzhen traffic police.