Comments on: Chinese Rediscovering their bikes http://www.chinacartimes.com/2009/01/05/chinese-rediscovering-their-bikes/ Explaining the Chinese Car Industry Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:17:35 +0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Michael http://www.chinacartimes.com/2009/01/05/chinese-rediscovering-their-bikes/comment-page-1/#comment-129030 Michael Mon, 05 Jan 2009 06:22:23 +0000 http://www.chinacartimes.com/2009/01/05/chinese-rediscovering-their-bikes/#comment-129030 As someone who often cycles in Beijing in the spring and the summer, I have to agree with the writers sentiments. There appears to be very little respect for cyclists in China at the moment, its no wonder that many people have abandoned their bikes in favor of the motorcar. As someone who often cycles in Beijing in the spring and the summer, I have to agree with the writers sentiments. There appears to be very little respect for cyclists in China at the moment, its no wonder that many people have abandoned their bikes in favor of the motorcar.

]]> By: Hunxuer http://www.chinacartimes.com/2009/01/05/chinese-rediscovering-their-bikes/comment-page-1/#comment-129006 Hunxuer Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:05:43 +0000 http://www.chinacartimes.com/2009/01/05/chinese-rediscovering-their-bikes/#comment-129006 How utterly ironic that in their quest for car ownership, coupled with their genetic disposition to be horrible, arrogant drivers, the Chinese city folk are more and more turning back to bikes as a reasonable mode of transportation to combat perpetually f**ked up roads. I am seeing a surge of those little fold-away "Dahon" bikes on the roads and in bike shops everywhere. Cool stuff. How utterly ironic that in their quest for car ownership, coupled with their genetic disposition to be horrible, arrogant drivers, the Chinese city folk are more and more turning back to bikes as a reasonable mode of transportation to combat perpetually f**ked up roads.

I am seeing a surge of those little fold-away “Dahon” bikes on the roads and in bike shops everywhere. Cool stuff.

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