New rumor about Beijing motorbike ban inside 6th ring

[ShuBen]

Folks,

just now i got a rumor that came from a friends drivers mouth that Beijing would ban motorcycles inside 6th ring.
Is that an "1st of April" joke or has someone of you got some additional intel about that?

ShuBen

[PeteZ]

Not rumour actually but as it turns out it only affects non Jing-plated bikes. Starting from April 11th all non Jing-plated motorcycles will not be allowed within Beijing's 6th ring (used to be 5th ring). Jing A and Bs are not affected apparently. The wording on the media reports made it seem as if ALL motorcycles world be banned.

[Lao Jia Hou]

As for enforcement, well, we'll see how that works out. I don't recall the 5th Ring Road rule ever being adhered to.

Also, after President Xi Jinping's call for austerity measures, as well as implementing "green technology", the Traffic Police have found it necessary to make some adjustments to patrol vehicles ...

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[ZMC888]

Another silly practically unenforcable law made up by unelected car drivers.
Why all these bans? I don't know about Beijing but where I am, I'm a 1%er! The 1% of motorcyclists who is actually legal! Maybe if the police did their farking job.....

[hclayjones]

I have also heard that Jing A's will have the one day no drive stipulation to motorcycles according the the #'s on the tag....

[PeteZ]

On a brighter note it seems that the rumoured Jing B Gong Hu (company registration) ban has not been implemented (yes, that passes as a brighter note for motorcycling in China).

[Barry]

I have also heard that Jing A's will have the one day no drive stipulation to motorcycles according the the #'s on the tag....

They already had for at least a year!

[Steve_Halt]

Another silly practically unenforcable law made up by unelected car drivers.
Why all these bans? I don't know about Beijing but where I am, I'm a 1%er! The 1% of motorcyclists who is actually legal! Maybe if the police did their farking job.....

Where I am, when I went to the traffic inspection office to have my bike checked and my inspection papers sorted out, they looked at me very very surprisedly.

[lmcmanus]

Ditto that! Outside of the major cities becoming legal can be difficult. I'm still only half legal. After a month police friends finally helped get the tag, I'm the first foriegner ever in Shangqiu, Henan to register a vehicle. I still don't have the drivers license. They say that I need to go to Zhengzhou. When I ask when and where they say we'll call you and tell you mingtian, tomorrow. I guess I'll go for the DL next fall when I move to Wuhan.