Two days ago, National Standards Committee said that they would implement a new national standard for electric bicycles from the January of next year. According to the new standard, electric motor cars that are heavier than 40 kg and whose designed speed exceeds 20 km per hour will be classified into motor vehicles. We are wondering what your comment is.
The new national standard for electric bicycles says that electric motor cars that are heavier than 40 kg and whose designed speed exceeds 20 km per hour will be classified into motor vehicles, which means that from the January of next year, drivers of electric bicycles will first have to get a driver’s license, a plate for an electric bicycle and buy an insurance for the bicycle. Although the new standard is just tentative one, it still has great influence on both manufacturers and electric bicycle drivers.
Fu Bingnian, manager of an electric bicycle market says: Consumers will have to think about the driver’s license and insurance. It’s highly possible that they will not choose to buy electric bicycles.
A resident says: “The new standard will certainly put more limits on drivers of electric bicycles. They are required to have driver’s licenses and they will pay more attention to traffic regulations. “
Many think the new standards will help to protect the safety of pedestrians, but some say that if electric bicycles are allowed to go with other motor vehicles, the safety of electric bicycle drivers will be hardly guaranteed. Motor Vehicle Administration Office of Ningbo says that there are nearly 900,000 electric bicycles in the city and the number of electric bicycles has been growing in the past two years. What’s more, the number of traffic accidents involving electric bicycles is also growing due to the high speed and bad brakes of electric bicycles and ignorance of traffic regulations on the part of electric bicycle drivers.
Zhang Jianyi, Vice Director, Motor Vehicle Administration Office of Ningbo: Some electric bicycles are not in accordance with traffic regulations in that they have high designed speed and heavy body. Electric bicycles can be designed to exceed the speed of 15 km per hour and weight of 40 km for the reason of safety.
Traffic police says that electric bicycle drivers should choose those in accordance with safety standard and increase their awareness of safety. In addition, insurance will also help drivers reduce risks
