Should e-bikes be banned in China?
( bbs.chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2014-11-15 08:12Lawence (UK)
In my opinion, e-bikes are a new category of transportation, which cannot be substituted by green bicycles, or motorbikes. Therefore, I disagree on the further ban.
My solution on this issue would focus more on the regulation. A typical speed of an e-bike can be as high as 32 kmph, this gives rise to chances of fatal injuries in road accidents. In my opinion, e-bikers should be viewed as the same as car drivers, so they should attend lessons and pass tests in order to receive a license for the use of e-bikes. Other vehicle-related regulations, for example, minimum age, speeding fines and insurance coverage, should also be implied to e-bikes.
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A salesman at an electric bicycle shop in Beijing cleans his new bikes outside the west gate of Tsinghua University. The ban on electric bicycles in Shenzhen might affect the industry. Zhu Xingxin / China Daily |
