Quote Originally Posted by Jape
- and then just foreigners and the uncaring, 'face' conscious' rich will have them, while a decent bloke working to raise a family and save up so gets a 'bike rather than a car, can't? Call me a commie, I believe in 'fair play' not regulation by wealth. All or none.
In Australia I absolutely agree, but China has its own conditions, most small displacement riders in China don't play fair. No license, no insurance, no registration or helmet are the norm in many places, then there are the journeys of a few hundred meters being common. If the police could enforce the rules properly and fine those whose bikes are illegal more often, and charge a higher registration fee so as to encourage frivolous motorcycle/scooter users towards ebikes. There would then be few enough motorcycles on the road for any need to ban them in any city unnecessary, meaning that everyone in the end has more freedom.

China needs a having motorcycle to be a privilege, most 'decent blokes working to raise a family' are perfectly happy on ebikes, they just don't switch over due to the cost and want to run their machine into the ground before moving over to an ebike, and their sometimes careless and inconsiderate attitudes damage motorcycling for the genuine enthusiast, for whom not having a motorcycle damages their quality of life.