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Thread: Why are bicycles not permitted to ride on roads within city limits?
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[quote=WINDENERGY,229489]Hello all, Just finished an excellent 2 week holiday in Yunnan Province. Everyday was sunny and mild and I met many new friends. Today, I went to Wuchang to retrieve an old, beater bicycle that I bought last November. Since I now live in Hankou, i had to ride this bike from Wuchang, past the Yellow Crane Temple, across the #1bridge and into the commercial Hankou district. Along the way, I must have passed 5 police officers that were standing beside the road directing traffic (a good sign considering the traffic mayhem in Wuhan). Every one of them,after seeing that I was riding on the road, alongside the traffic, pointed at the sidewalk and shouted something unintelligible in Chinese to me. After the third policemen did this, I figured out that they were directing me to ride my bicycle on the sidewalk, not in the street. Now the right-side of the road offers plenty of roomfor a bicycle.The sidewalks were crowded with people, some carrying babies, or walking beside young children. Inj my home country, I always rode my bicycle on the street and never had an accident. I don't know why the police wanted me ride my bicycle on the crowded sidewalks? If anybody has the answer to this question, I would appreciate an answer. Happy Spring, __Windenergy__[/quote]
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