Police tell exercisers to stay off the roads

The police in Linyi, Shandong province, are encouraging schools to open their playgrounds to the public for exercise after a taxi drove into a group of people jogging in a vehicle lane, leaving one person dead and two injured.

Traffic police will ask people who jog in vehicle lanes to use the sidewalk and require them not to disturb traffic, the Linyi police said via social media. Those who seriously violate traffic regulations will face punishment.

The Zaoyuan walking team, which has more than 40 members, was notified by police that its members can exercise on the Zaoyuan Middle School playground.