In 2024, there will be no number restrictions on New Year’s Day in Shijiazhuang.
Odd and even traffic restriction is a traffic management measure aimed at alleviating urban traffic congestion and improving air quality. The real purpose behind it is to ensure people’s travel safety, improve quality of life, and promote sustainable development. New Year's Day is a legal holiday, and there are no restrictions on numbers in Shijiazhuang.
For small passenger vehicles, non-commercial buses, and light and micro trucks (the above include vehicles with foreign license plates and temporary license plates), daily driving restrictions will be implemented in rotation with the last number of the license plate, and the last number will be in English. The last digit of letters or Chinese characters shall prevail; traffic restriction measures during special periods will be notified separately; medium-sized and heavy-duty trucks traveling on roads in restricted areas shall be subject to regulations on passes and the last number of rotating restricted license plates.
Purpose of number restriction
The tail number restriction system is a traffic system that was created to alleviate urban traffic pressure. After the implementation of the measure, it will play a role in alleviating urban traffic congestion. During the 2008 Beijing Olympics test competition, Beijing began to restrict traffic with odd and even numbers. On an odd date, only private cars with an odd number at the end of the vehicle number can be on the road. On an even date, only private cars with an even number at the end of the number can be on the road.
Beijing will implement a new round of traffic restrictions with last numbers starting from July 3, 2023. On Monday, the traffic restrictions with last numbers will be 3 and 8. From January 1, 2024 to March 31, 2024, motor vehicles in Beijing The last numbers of restricted vehicles rotate. From Monday to Friday, the last numbers of restricted motor vehicle license plates are: 1 and 6, 2 and 7, 3 and 8, 4 and 9, 5 and 0.