After cracking down on taxi-hailing apps in Shenzhen, the local government has begun to take action against electric bikes (e-bikes).
One of the more convenient forms of transportation in a traffic congested city, e-bikes will soon be forbidden at some metro stations, according to Shenzhen Daily. E-bikes are notorious for hanging around outside metro stations, offering cheap rides in areas that don’t have bus services.
Police have launched a crackdown on illegal taxi operators, recently seizing 10 unregistered vehicles after they were found to be transporting passengers in Shenzhen. The Shenzhen Daily report claims that this clampdown has been extended to e-bike taxis, with 1,001 e-bikes, e-trikes and motorcycles recently impounded and 78 people detained. Reports have also surfaced that on April 2, police seized hundreds of e-bikes in the city.
“In the first week, we impounded 30 vehicles in one morning, but today, we investigated only eight e-bikes for illegal service,” Lin Guizhong, a deputy unit chief at the Shenzhen Port Traffic Police Brigade, told Shenzhen Daily.
The anti-e-bike action has also negatively impacted the courier industry, with police arresting a number of deliverymen – although reports have stated that police will allow some e-bikes to be used in the industry.
“For vehicles in the courier industry — either registered with police or not — we won’t impound vehicles for the time being, unless the drivers violate rules by driving against traffic or driving in vehicle lanes,” Lin told Shenzhen Daily.
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