Quote Originally Posted by ThePope View Post
This is the reason why I haven't bothered getting legal in China in the two years I've been riding here. A lot of bullshit red-tape that I don't have time or patience for. Chinese laws are really "suggestions" more or less anyway. I DID get my bike confiscated with no option to get it back last year after being involved in an accident with a car near downtown Guangzhou, where motorcycles are banned completely. The cop did say that had I been completely legal, the driver of the car would have been responsible for paying my hospital bills which resulted in my broken leg afterwards. Actually if I hadn't been a foreigner, more or less, the driver would have had to pay anyway as larger vehicles are generally considered at fault regardless of the reality of the situation. I'm not encouraging anyone to copy my example by any means, but my experiences have proven to me it's a waste of time (for me). Enjoy your beer ...
Hmm yeah, but hit an ebike, bicycle or pedestrian and then you're the bigger vehicle so then you pay. That's why you need the insurance. Plenty of instances of insurance being very useful or essential on these boards. Trust me, if you hit a pedestrian even if they run out in front of you with zero avoidance opportunity, chances are people will try to turn you into a human ATM.

Though, I agree the red tape sucks.