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On October 22, a netizen in Guangdong posted that during Shenzhen's "green travel" voluntary no-drive declaration period, some grassroots departments and enterprises had turned the voluntary program into quota targets, with managers requiring employees to scan a QR code to declare and submit screenshots, and those failing to meet the targets would be held accountable, sparking dissatisfaction among netizens.

On October 18, Huangyan District in Taizhou, Zhejiang held the Changtan Lake cycling race. Roads were closed during the morning of the event, and large numbers of residents who commute by electric scooter were stranded inside the non-motorized lanes blocked by guardrails, unable to pass. Some people at the scene were loudly complaining and cursing.

On October 5, at the Ningdu toll station in Ganzhou, Jiangxi, a rider on a motorcycle heading onto the expressway was intercepted by staff wielding an electric hedge trimmer; during the confrontation his camera was seized and damaged, and the rider has reported the case to the police and is awaiting handling.

On the evening of October 3, Mr. Huang's car ran out of fuel at the Qianxi service area on the Guiqian Expressway, only a little over 20 meters from the gas station. His request to buy a small amount of loose gasoline was refused by the employee on duty, and he ended up spending 350 yuan to call a tow truck to move the car to the gas station. On the 7th, the station apologized, saying that emergency fuel drums were kept on site and that fuel could be obtained simply by signing and filing a report, and that the person on duty that night was a new employee who had been on the job for two weeks and was unfamiliar with the procedures.

Around 2 a.m. on October 1, on the Huaihua section of the Shanghai–Kunming Expressway in Hunan, a heavy semi-trailer tractor collided in succession with three cars, triggering a fire that killed 6 people and injured 4. The 57-year-old driver, surnamed Ren, was taken into police custody on suspicion of fatigued driving. The accident investigation and follow-up handling are ongoing.

A blogger said that at 20:33 on September 30, traffic was flowing smoothly at the Shenzhen passage exit and the on- and off-ramp bridges, adding that this spot often saw long-lasting congestion in previous years.

At a press conference held by the State Council Information Office, the Ministry of Transport predicted that cross-regional passenger trips across society during the National Day holiday will reach 340 million, exceeding the same period last year.