A young man from Guizhou was cycling home along a highway when he was stopped by highway police who then helped him get a ride back.
Around 16:00 on February 19, patrolling officers Xiao Zhiqiang and Chen Yong from the Fourth Detachment of the Henan Provincial Highway Police Corps spotted a thin, disheveled young man cycling in the emergency lane of the Beijing–Hong Kong–Macau Expressway near kilometer marker 510. A speeding truck passing by blew wind that nearly knocked the cyclist off balance, prompting the officers to immediately step out and stop him.
Upon questioning, they learned that the young man, named Liu Gang, worked at a construction site in Shijiazhuang. With no work available after the New Year, he decided to cycle back to his hometown in Guizhou. Three days prior, he had set off from Shijiazhuang with some dry rations, a pot, and a bucket. He cooked his own meals by the roadside when hungry and only ate five meals in three days. After entering the Anyang area, he found the highway easier to travel on, so he got on and started cycling—only to run into patrolling officers shortly after.
After verifying Liu Gang’s identity, the officers informed him that pedestrians are prohibited from entering the highway and took him to a service area where he was given a meal. After waiting there for four hours, the officers helped both Liu Gang and his bicycle board a freight truck heading to Guizhou.