Just a reminder that now isn't the time to.be riding

SHENZHEN police detained a Russian expatriate accused of drunkenly driving an electric bike Friday night near The Peninsula estate in Shekou, Nanshan District, as part of a coordinated action that led to confiscations of more than 4,000 illegal electric bikes across the city.****Police didn’t release the Russian man’s name but said yesterday a blood test showed his blood-alcohol level reached 99.2 mg per 100 ml, exceeding the legal limit of 80 mg per 100 ml.****Police said the man was the first expat caught by police since this month’s start of a 100-day crackdown on electric bike and motorcycle violations. The Russian could face one to six months in jail, police said.****Also in Shekou during Friday’s sweep, a Hong Kong man was fined and had his electric bike impounded because it exceeded national standards for speed and weight.****Police impounded 920 motorcycles and 4,134 illegal electric bikes across Shenzhen from Friday through Sunday. Sixty-eight drivers were detained for driving motorcycles, which are banned in the city; conducting illegal taxi services; or for violently resisting police.****Shenzhen banned motorcycles in most parts of the city in 1997 and placed restrictions on e-bikes that fail to meet national standards in April 2012.****People caught operating a motorcycle can be detained for up to 15 days and fined 2,000 yuan (US$319). People caught operating e-bikes for business purposes two or more times also can be detained, for five to 10 days.****Drivers of electric bikes that fail to meet national standards — no more than 20 kilometers an hour in speed or 40 kilograms in weight — will be fined 1,000 yuan and have their bikes impounded. Fines will be doubled for drivers of illegal electric bikes who carry passengers.****Police said there are about 500,000 electric bikes in Shenzhen and 80 percent of them exceed national standards. E-bike drivers are frequently involved in traffic accidents, with crashes leading to at least 46 deaths in the city so far this year.****