Regulations on Cycling in Beijing

1. Cyclists must abide by the following regulations:

1. Drive on the right side of the road and do not drive in the opposite direction. Riding on sidewalks is prohibited. It is prohibited to ride on motor vehicle lanes on roads marked with separate lanes for motor vehicles and non-motor vehicles.

2. When turning, you must slow down in advance and extend your hand to signal. You are not allowed to make sudden turns or fight for the lane. When crossing a road section with more than four motor vehicle lanes, up and down, the vehicle must be pushed through the crosswalk.

3. It is not allowed to ride with people on bicycles in urban areas and on highways. When riding a bicycle, you are not allowed to hold your body while riding side by side, you are not allowed to take your hands off the handlebars, you are not allowed to climb and support other vehicles, you are not allowed to tow vehicles, and you are not allowed to chase and race.

4. When encountering a stop signal at an intersection, you must park in the non-motorized lane outside the stop line. You are not allowed to cross the stop line or go around.

5. Bicycles must be parked in parking spaces or designated locations; in areas without parking spaces, they must be parked on sidewalks or in a place that does not affect traffic.

2. Those who violate the regulations must be criticized and educated, and fined 50 cents or 1 yuan depending on the circumstances. Those who refuse to accept the punishment will be severely punished according to regulations.

3. Strictly implement the principle of disciplinary action. If a traffic accident is caused entirely by a cyclist's violation of regulations, the cyclist shall bear full responsibility.

4. The Municipal Public Security Bureau is responsible for the implementation of these regulations.

1. Regulations on parking of electric bicycles

1. Drivers should park non-motor vehicles in non-motor vehicle parking facilities (if there are no non-motor vehicle parking facilities, the vehicles must be parked It shall not affect road traffic and city appearance and environmental order).

2. It is prohibited to park electric bicycles in prohibited parking areas on sidewalks, fire escapes, and blind paths.

3. Parking an electric bicycle on a motor vehicle lane or a non-motor vehicle lane that is not clearly a parking area will result in a warning or a fine of not less than 20 yuan but not more than 50 yuan.

4. It is prohibited to park electric bicycles in public places such as road intersections, railway crossings, entrances and exits of densely populated places, which are designated by the municipal transportation administrative department in conjunction with the municipal public security organ transportation management department. area.

II. Regulations related to electric bicycle driving

1. Electric bicycle drivers must be 16 years or older.

2. Adults can carry a child under 12 years old in the fixed seat behind the driver's seat.

3. When driving in non-motorized lanes, the maximum speed shall not exceed 15 kilometers per hour.

If you violate the above regulations, you will be given a warning or a fine of not less than 10 yuan but not more than 50 yuan.

According to "Sales Expert Gao Fengchao" on the 4th page of the Beijing Daily on February 20, 1953, in the summer of 1952, one of the first major tasks announced by the city's department stores was to sell bicycles, but this work had always been It was not easy to do. At one time, the salesman went to dozens of places a day without any results.

Due to sales difficulties, from 1953 to 1955, Beijing used credit sales to sell bicycles. Some large units would come forward to handle "credit purchases" from the state-owned commercial department on behalf of their employees. As for rural areas, bicycles had no market at all for a long time.

With the development of production, the number of bicycles supplied on the Beijing market increased year by year, reaching more than 34,000 bicycles in 1955 and more than 38,000 bicycles in 1956. At the same time, people's living standards were also improving rapidly. Especially after Beijing carried out wage reform in 1956, citizens' demand for bicycles soared.

However, the supply of bicycles has not kept pace with the increase in people's purchasing power. Due to insufficient production raw materials, bicycles were out of stock in Beijing. In order to alleviate the tight supply situation, the transportation equipment store of the Municipal Communications and Electricity Company at that time urgently organized wholesale bicycle supplies from other places. Every time a batch was received, the transportation equipment store handed it over to department stores, grocery companies, public-private bicycle stores, and six major suburban bicycle stores. There are 89 retail units in Beijing including shopping malls. When each retail unit sells cars, they usually put up a sign indicating how many cars they will sell that day. If the queue is full, those who arrive later do not have to wait in line.

In October 1957, Beijing saw citizens queuing up to buy bicycles late at night. Some unscrupulous traders took the opportunity to arbitrage and resell bicycles for profit. To this end, Beijing has introduced a method of voucher registration and supply.

Shops that operate bicycles must register once a quarter. The registration date will be posted three days in advance. The quantity sold is limited to the goods available in that quarter until the quota is full. Individuals who purchase bicycles need to bring a letter of introduction from their employer to the store to register. Each person is limited to registering one bicycle. After the goods arrive in the store, the registrants will be notified in turn to pay for the goods.

Gradually, bicycles have become an important "big item" in Beijing families. Anyone who owns a bicycle will definitely make the neighbors envious. However, in that era of scarcity, Beijing could only adopt the method of supply by ticket. Until the 1970s, bicycles were still a hot commodity in the Beijing market.

In 1981, the State Council held a national work conference on daily-use electromechanical products and decided to vigorously develop the production of 10 types of daily-use electromechanical products, including bicycles. Subsequently, various regions rushed to build bicycle factories and parts factories. By the end of 1982, there were more than 77 million bicycles in cities and towns in my country, of which Beijing alone had 3.773 million, equivalent to 41 bicycles for every 100 people in the city. Beijing ushered in the era of "Bicycle Kingdom".

The rapid development of bicycles has met people's travel needs, but some cyclists have a weak concept of traffic laws, and traffic accidents occur frequently. To this end, Beijing has rectified bicycle traffic order many times.

In April 1986, the Beijing Municipal Government issued the "Regulations on Strengthening Bicycle Traffic Management", which prohibits riding in the wrong direction, riding on motor vehicle lanes, fighting for lanes, riding with people on bicycles, chasing and racing, etc. Violations.

In March 1988, Beijing required cyclists to follow the "eight don'ts" and "one must take them with them", that is, they are not allowed to ride with other people, and they are not allowed to rush in front of or behind the car. Turning, you are not allowed to walk in the fast lane for long distances, you are not allowed to walk shoulder to shoulder, you are not allowed to take your hands off the handlebars, you are not allowed to carry items that are too wide or too long, you are not allowed to go against the grain and ride on the sidewalk, you are not allowed to climb and support other vehicles; You must bring your driving license with you on the road.

In the 1990s, the number of bicycles in Beijing, a city with a population of 10 million, had reached 8 million. If they were lined up one after another, the bicycles could be queued from Beijing to Guangzhou. Every morning, millions of bicycles drive out of the buildings and out of the alleys, forming a torrent on the streets. Bicycle order has become a difficult problem in Beijing's traffic management.

In May 1996, the Beijing Daily, together with the Office of the Municipal Traffic Safety Committee, the Municipal Public Security and Traffic Management Bureau and other units, held an essay solicitation activity called "Everyone Talks about Bicycle Traffic Order" to mobilize the whole society to contribute ideas and suggestions. The event lasted for two months, and citizens put forward a large number of opinions and suggestions. 582 of them were published in newspapers, periodicals and radio stations alone. Many of the feasible suggestions were adopted by relevant departments.

The Fengtai Traffic Brigade has set up more than 3,000 meters of roadside parking space lines and roadside no-parking lines in key areas such as the South Third Ring Road auxiliary road, Fengtai Beidadi, and Liuli Bridge, and added more than 10 traffic signs. At the same time, in order to solve the problem of narrow and easy-to-block old streets, three one-way lines were channelized; the Dongcheng Traffic Brigade expanded the number of intersections where people are obliged to maintain order from 4 to 10, and set up law enforcement stations at Wangfujing, Dongdan and other intersections to punish serious violations of bicycle regulations. He was punished on the spot; the Municipal Public Security and Traffic Management Bureau hung the city's first "Green light, no right driving" sign at the intersection on the northwest side of Guanyuan Bridge to give priority to bicycles going straight.

Since then, obeying traffic rules and riding in a civilized manner have become conscious actions for more and more people.

Because it is convenient and cheap, bicycle rental is recognized by more and more people. By May 2009, there were more than 1,500 bicycle rental outlets and nearly 30,000 bicycles in the city. However, it is difficult for a public bicycle system to scale simply by relying solely on market-oriented commercial operations.

In 2011, Beijing’s bicycle rental began to be led by the government. At that time, Dongcheng District and Chaoyang District were designated as public bicycle pilot areas, and 353 car rental points were successively built around Metro Line 5 and Line 10, and 10,260 bicycles were put into use.

Since 2015, free bicycles that can be rented and returned anywhere, such as ofo (commonly known as yellow bikes) and Mobike, have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain. Compared with public rental bicycles, this kind of exclusive bicycle does not require parking piles or cards. You only need a mobile phone to handle the entire process from borrowing a bicycle to returning it, and it has quickly gained popularity. "It's convenient. You can scan the QR code with your phone to ride wherever you go. If there are events, you can often ride for free. My car has been parked at home for a week." said Mr. Zhang, a "car enthusiast".

***Bike sharing is a latecomer and has outlets all over the capital.

As of the end of August this year, there were 998,500 private bicycle operating vehicles registered across the city, of which 798,200 were in the central urban area.

Nowadays, Beijingers have developed the habit of renting bicycles to go out and ride. Especially when taking the subway and bus and need to connect in the "last mile", many people will choose to ride a private bicycle. solve.

In recent years, Beijing has been continuously building an urban slow-traffic system while alleviating congestion, and strives to build a pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly city.

On May 31, 2019, the city's first bicycle "highway" - a 6.5-kilometer bicycle road from Huilongguan to Shangdi was opened for trial operation. You can ride from Huilongguan in Changping to Haidianshang within 30 minutes. Ground software park. Due to its advanced facilities, this road attracted many citizens to check in as soon as it opened and became an Internet celebrity road. Over the past six months, the cumulative number of passengers on the bicycle-only road has exceeded 1 million. Even on winter working days, the average daily traffic volume has remained at around 3,000. Compared with rail transit, ground buses, taxis and cars, bicycle travel has become the most cost-effective way of commuting between Huilongguan and Shangdi Software Park.

In 2020, the "Work Plan for Improving the Quality of Urban Slow Traffic in Beijing" was released. In that year, the construction of 9 slow traffic system demonstration areas including the CBD area was started, and "two vertical" and "two horizontal" slow traffic systems were built in the central city. Go to Demonstration Street. Among them, the "two verticals" include the extension of Dongdan North-South Street and the extension of Xidan North-South Street, and the "two horizontals" include Ping'an Street and Liangguang Road. At the same time, the eastward, southward and westward extension projects of the bicycle-only road from Huilongguan to Shangdi are being carried out.

The latest statistics from the Municipal Transportation Commission show that in the past 10 years, Beijing has completed the management of 3,218 kilometers of slow-traffic systems on sub-trunk roads and above in central urban areas, and the city’s slow-traffic system tree coverage rate reached 86.3%. . During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, all roads with a road width of 12 meters and above within the Fifth Ring Road will be designated with bicycle lanes, and all roads with machine and non-mixed traffic (above branch roads) will have bicycle priority signs.

Ride while enjoying the scenery. The slower way of traveling makes the entire city more efficient. According to the plan, Beijing will be built into a pedestrian and bicycle-friendly city by 2035. As more slow-traffic systems "connect dots to form lines and areas to form networks", more citizens will choose to travel by bicycle in the future.

Legal Basis

Article 16 of the "Beijing Non-Motor Vehicle Management Regulations", driving an electric bicycle on the road, in addition to complying with Articles 14 and 15 of these Regulations In addition to the regulations, the following regulations should also be observed:

(1) The driver must be 16 years or older;

(2) Adults can ride in the fixed seat behind the driver’s seat Carrying a child under 12 years old;

(3) When driving in a non-motorized lane, the maximum speed shall not exceed 15 kilometers per hour.

This city encourages electric bicycle drivers to wear safety helmets; if electric bicycles carry children under 12 years old, children are encouraged to wear safety helmets.