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Should e-bikes be banned in China?

( bbs.chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2014-11-15 08:12

Brad (US)

What possible problem could anyone have with an electric powered bicycle? I simply cannot comprehend banning one of the cleanest quietest most efficient forms of transportation yet invented unless you have a financial benefit like a car company or a parking lot or a road builder. Bikes allow far more traffic than cars and take up almost no parking space, don't pollute and do nothing different than a pedaled bike which is allowed, so what's the problem? As a handicapped person, I use an e-bike daily and can't see why they are banned as they cause no hassles to anyone and create positive traffic flow.

Should e-bikes be banned in China?

Two men and three young kids ride an electric bike as they watch an accident in which a car collided with a bike on a road in Fuzhou city, southeast China's Fujian province, on October 15, 2011.

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