Some young people in Guangzhou, China have recently fascinated electric wheelchairs. Whether they are going to get off work or shopping, they have regarded electric wheelchairs as necessary transportation for travel.
Behind this, it may be related to the actions and regulations of this large city of southern China for electric bicycles.Since July this year, Guangzhou Traffic Police has launched special operations on illegal modification electric bicycles with market supervision, transportation and other departments in the city, and focuses on illegal acts such as illegal installation and modification of electric bicycles.
The so -called modification of electric bicycles, according to the Southern Metropolis Daily, is divided into two categories: "software" and "hardware".In the "software" modification, commonly includes the speed limit of electric bicycles through software and programs, such as adjusting from 25 kilometers per hour to about 50 kilometers per hour.As for the "hardware" modification, it includes replacing large electric bicycle parts, such as batteries, motors, controllers, tires, wheels, shock absorbers, etc., to achieve the ideal speed of the user's heart.
As for illegal installation, it refers to the appearance accessories such as rear -view mirrors, boxes, seats, canopars and other appearances.
Earlier, Guangzhou had been drafted in early June about the announcement of the management measures for electric bicycle traffic.According to the announcement, many road sections in Guangzhou will be included in the limited area, including Tianhe District, Haizhu District, Yuexiu District and Baiyun District. The limited travel time includes all day, 7:30 am to 7:30 pm, morning and evening, morning and evening, morning and evening, morning and eveningPeak period.
As soon as the news came out, many people immediately argued.The supporting Guangzhou citizens said that "the world's bitter‘ electric chicken ’(Cantonese, that is, electric bicycles) for a long time”, and said that the number of electric bicycles is huge, accounting for many spaces to the road, causing serious traffic congestion in Guangzhou.But the citizens who are about to be affected by travel strongly oppose this new policy and ask "Why can't I help private cars in traffic congestion?"
Why is it Guangzhou?
According to China News Weekly, as of the end of March 2023, there were 3.22 million electric bicycles registered in Guangzhou, but the actual amount may be higher.
In 2021, statistical data from the Guangzhou Electric Bicycle Industry Association showed that the social ownership of Guangzhou electric bicycle may exceed 4 million.Guangzhou Public Security WeChat public account estimates that the number of electric bicycles in Guangzhou is nearly 5 million, and the number is rising.Similarly, the illegal behavior of electric bicycles is rising rapidly.
According to the release of Guangzhou Traffic Police, in 2021, the city of Guangzhou investigated and dealt with more than 1.12 million electric illegal acts of electric bicycles, an increase of 169%year -on -year.In 2022, the Guangzhou Traffic Police investigated and dealt with the traffic violations of electric bicycles throughout the year, which was more than 1.6 million, which also increased significantly compared with 2021.
Guangzhou Traffic Police told China News Weekly that compared with private cars, traffic laws and regulations have not been effectively restricted on the large number of electric bicycles.Light, many people don't care at all. "
The current punishment for illegal acts of electric bicycles is far less than motor vehicles.
Those who have a warning or 20 yuan (Renminbi, Sim, about S $ 3.72) for electric bicycles for electric bicycles;RMB fine.
On the other hand, if the motor vehicle, the driver's violation of road traffic signal lights, 6 points at a time, a fine of 200 yuan.If the motor vehicle driving on the road is not suspended, the motor vehicle number plate is suspended, or if the motor vehicle number plate is not installed, the motor vehicle number plate is not installed in accordance with the regulations, it will be recorded 12 points at one time and a fine of 200 yuan.
There are policies and countermeasures?
It is undeniable that the official control measures launched by electric bicycles are based on road traffic safety priority, but for the Guangzhou Electric Bicycle Cavaliers, which was used to freely, may feel tied with their hands.
Some netizens in Guangzhou wrote on Weibo: "I am all driving electric bicycles to school, but now there are so many restrictions, especially if you cannot install the rearview mirror, this is too guaranteed to ride safety!Many netizens on the Chinese social platform held the same opinion.
Some netizens said that electric bicycles are very common transportation of Guangzhou people. Although the traffic confusion is to a certain extent, the official measures have lost the convenience of electric bicycles, which seriously affects the lives of the locals.
"Let the law enforcement have temperature and let the credibility obey public opinion, rather than blindly!" "Since (official) do this, don't blame someone to avoid" "so -called topic policy, countermeasures below, this is also a 'Alternative protest '. "
According to the online media "Hong Kong 01" report, and the short video and posts of social platform Xiaohongshu, some young people in Guangzhou began to travel on the road with electric wheelchairs, some went to get off work, some went shopping; They don't look like disabled people, and even some people sit on electric wheelchairs while brushing their phones while drinking drinks.
Some of them said that the reason why electric bicycles were changed from electric bicycles to an electric wheelchair, because it was to avoid the official measures on the implementation of electric bicycles.Others say that the traffic police will not control the electric wheelchair, and the electric wheelchair does not need to wear a helmet or a parking space, "very convenient."
Why is the young people's legs convenient, but they are staring at the electric wheelchair?
In fact, if you pay close attention to Chinese social media, you can find that the group of electric wheelchairs can be found, not just young people in Guangzhou.
According to the China -Singapore Finance report, many consumers have shown a strong interest in electric wheelchairs on the Q & A area of the electric wheelchair on the Chinese e -commerce platform: "Can young people buy it? Walking every day is a bit annoying to walk every day."Can college students use it?" "The cafeteria is used for food! Artifacts" "You can use it, save effort to travel."
Some consumers said to Zhongxin Finance, "I bought the elderly at home, I was curious, and occasionally used it. Besides, I bought it at home, I am afraid that it will be used sooner or later." There are also consumers to share shopping.Experience: "It is much more comfortable than what sofa, feasible, sitting, lying, really in line with 'ergonomics'."
Some Weibo netizens said that compared to electric bicycles, electric wheelchairsIn addition to not expensive, there are various "privileges", such as not having to go on the card, which can be driving on the sidewalk and so on.The more attractive point is that the performance of the electric wheelchair is now powerful, which can cope with the general bumpy road conditions, and climb the shorter shoulders.
Zhongxin Finance also learned from a merchant selling electric wheelchairs that the general driving speed of wheelchair is 1.2 to 6 kilometers per hour, which can provide 5 -speed speed adjustment.The slowest speed is 1.2 kilometers per hour, which is equivalent to the speed of the elderly; the fastest is equivalent to the speed of normal people.
Therefore, in the case of gathering various advantages, the sales of electric wheelchairs continue to rise.
Jingdong Health, China's largest online medical and health platform, shows that in the first half of 2023, the volume of electric wheelchairs increased by more than 60%.The data in the "What worth buying" website on the online shopping product also shows that during this year's "618" shopping festival, electric wheelchair products have grown relatively obvious, and the total transaction of related products has increased by 44%year -on -year.Online information shows that the average price of Chinese electric wheelchairs falls around 4,000 yuan.
Healthy people turn on the electric wheelchair, is it illegal?
However, compared to prices and performance, more people pay attention to: Traveling by electric wheelchair, is it violating traffic rules?
In response, the Public Security and Transportation Administration of the Beijing Public Security Bureau told Zhongxin Finance that "electric wheelchairs are not transportation, so they will not be managed according to motor vehicles and non -motorized vehicles."The implication of words is not illegal to travel by electric wheelchair.
Yan Bing, a senior partner of the Beijing Times Jiuhe Law Firm, said that the original intention of the electric wheelchair was to serve the disabled, but there was no rule that only the disabled can buy an electric wheelchair.The elderly are also the main group of electric wheelchairs. "For example, people who are healthy people driving electric wheelchairs can only be evaluated from morality."
Yan Bing also said that one of the basic principles in the field of civil law is that "the law is not prohibited", so a healthy young man driving an electric wheelchair into a public road may be given from the perspective of hidden dangers and public transportation efficiency.Negative evaluation, but should not be identified as illegal.
There is an interpretation of online public opinion. Young people choose to use an electric wheelchair to travel. It is indirectly expressing dissatisfaction with the official. Whether it is really true.
In general, there are still many controversy in the trend of electric wheelchair between young people in Guangzhou and even China. After all, regulations are still more loose to electric wheelchairs.However, if a large number of non -disabled people use electric wheelchairs, they will bring pressure and safety hazards to urban transportation. In addition, it will be considered by the outside world as abuse of laws and regulations, so it is difficult to stand on the moral level.
