Delivery riders in Shanghai will wear numbers to track behavior

Takeout and express delivery riders in Shanghai's Pudong New Area must wear reflective numbered uniform vests in their work, under a new rule from the local public security authorities.

The numbers on the vests are joined with each rider's identification number. If a rider is involved in a traffic incident, the code on the vest can be caught and recorded immediately in an app by the electronic monitoring and control system on the road, the police said last week.

"The vests put the riders under public and police supervision and strengthen riders' self-discipline," said Zhu Rongxue of the traffic division of Shanghai's Pudong New Area branch of the Public Security Bureau.