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| Friday, 13 February 2004 |
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Chinese city to ban motorbikes to combat crime BEIJING, Thursday (Reuters) China is to ban motorcycles from the sprawling southern city of Guangzhou to cut the accident rate and reduce robberies, the China Daily said on Thursday. The ban will be in effect by 2007, with the first restrictions taking effect within three months. Motorcycles would be progressively phased out from May 1, when they would be prohibited from some major roads and downtown areas during non-rush hour periods. "This is only a beginning," the newspaper said, quoting Cui Renquan, deputy secretary-general of the Guangzhou municipal government. A total ban would be in place by January 2007. "The ban must be enforced," it quoted the deputy director-general of the Guangzhou Public Security Bureau, Liang Xingxia, as saying, as nearly half the road accidents and half the robberies in the city involved motorcycles. |
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