Why are there so many motorcycles in Taiwan Province Province? Mango travel guide.

"When my friend asked me to recommend some private attractions, the first thing I thought of was' Motorcycle Waterfall'."

There are more than three kinds in Taiwan Province Province: motorcycles, betel nuts and draggers. Traveling to Taipei, the Presidential Palace, the Palace Museum, 10 1 building and other scenic spots have become compulsory courses. Whenever a friend asks me to recommend some private scenic spots, the first thing I think of is "motorcycle waterfall".

The "Motorcycle Waterfall" scenic spot is located on the Taipei Bridge on the Tamsui River. Because it is the main road connecting New Taipei City and Taipei City, hundreds of thousands of motorcycles pass here during the peak hours every day. Stop the motorcycle when the bridge is full at the red light; When the green light came on, motorcycles packed with bridges poured down like crucian carp crossing the river. Early in the morning, although the hearing is noisy and the smell is bad, the vision is smooth.

People in Taiwan Province Province are creative and will never let go of all the interesting details. Not only did a large number of film and television dramas and documentary producers come to Taipei Bridge to shoot "Motorcycle Waterfall", but some even chose to propose marriage here. Last winter, a Taiwan Province passenger proposed on the spot when the Taipei Bridge was crowded with locomotives waiting for the green light. The Taiwan Province girl who was asked didn't know whether she was carried away by happiness or flustered by the train. She didn't say "I do" until the red light turned green at 100 second. Then they quickly ran to the other side of the road, avoiding a motorcyclist army that sped by.

On this spectacular scene, some netizens in Taiwan Province Province commented: "The gesture of proposing marriage is like forced marriage, and the speed of crossing the road is like elopement".

Every day, more than 1 1 10,000 locomotives run around the streets of Taiwan Province Province at the speed of elopement, which is almost equal to half of Taiwan's population, and the number of locomotives on the island exceeds 1.5 million. In order to make these motorcycles run smoothly and safely, the traffic control department of Taiwan Province Province not only designated motorcycle lanes on bridges and roads, but also asked the garden department not to cut the trees around the island too bare, so that the "knights" could have more shade when waiting for the red light.

Of course, there are rewards and punishments in policy. Facing the traffic safety problems that may be caused by tens of millions of locomotives, Taiwan Province Province has also formulated very strict "regulations": light locomotives will be fined for carrying people, and NT$ 2,000 (equivalent to more than RMB 400) will be fined for riding without helmets. With the popularity of smart phones, relevant "laws" are also advancing with the times. The latest "regulation" on locomotive safety is: riding a bike with a mobile phone will be fined 1 000 yuan.

The Law also stipulates that cyclists and cyclists must wear helmets, so motorcycle riders in Taiwan Province Province usually carry two helmets, which is a bit expensive for them. The helmets left for passengers are often relatively simple. They just hang the helmets on the handlebars and don't have to worry about being stolen. Of course, there are motorcycles with exquisite spare helmets in the parking lot. Needless to say, the master must have a girlfriend.

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Why are there so many locomotives in Taiwan Province Province? Different people give different explanations. In Taipei, most motorcyclists are office workers who live around the city. They don't want to squeeze buses and MRT during rush hours. Parking spaces are expensive and hard to find. Coupled with the friendly road environment, motorcycles are almost the lowest cost and fastest means of transportation. I made a rough calculation, and the fuel cost for riding a motorcycle for one kilometer is only about NT$/kloc-0, which is equivalent to RMB 34 yuan, which is very cost-effective.

In the south-central and eastern parts of Taiwan Province Province, motorcycles are an indispensable means of transportation for every household. A friend of mine in Kaohsiung told me that in the south, motorcycles are almost standard for local Taiwan Province people, especially hooligans and thugs, and cars must be judged by appearances. The more experienced the fighter, the older the car is. On the one hand, because the old car is relatively small, it is more convenient to drill around in the traffic; The second type is an old-fashioned car, which adds as much speed as the throttle. "Now cars have to be equipped with computer oil control devices, and more meat can't be opened quickly."

Of course, in my opinion, there is a big reason why there are so many locomotives in Taiwan Province Province: there is no motorcycle ban in the local area. Even in a city like Taipei, only a short section of roads equivalent to Chang 'an Avenue in Beijing has restrictions on locomotives, and other roads are open at will. No mayor dares to ban motorcycles from the road unless he doesn't want to be re-elected. One of my teachers told me, "In your opinion, all riders are on motorcycles. In the eyes of the mayors, they are all votes! " " .

(Author Ma Jun is the first batch of Lu Sheng who went to Taiwan. He holds a master's degree in administration from Taipei University and is the author of Taiwan Province Province Waste).