What do you think of the "Tongda Road God of War" in Linyi, Shandong? What problem does it reflect?

What do you think of the “Tongda Road God of War” in Linyi, Shandong? What problem does it reflect?

In July, Tongda Road in Linyi, Shandong Province unexpectedly became a place for a new generation of Internet celebrities to check in due to a group of will-o’-the-wisp teenagers and disruptive onlookers. Magical lanterns, cool car bodies, gorgeous shock absorbers, colorful wheels... Thousands of people watching the excitement on both sides of the road cheered and cheered, and a group of teenagers riding modified electric vehicles made a series of Dangerous riding posture, driving fast on Linyi Tongda Road late at night.

This kind of young man who runs wildly on the streets is given an ironic label: General Tongda Road. The middle-school boy brazenly showed off various difficult moves on a motorcycle in the heavy rain. Through the video, it quickly became a rage on the Internet. According to official data from Linyi Traffic Police, so far, 2,992 police officers have been dispatched, 240 illegally modified electric motorcycles have been detained, and 320 people have been educated and reprimanded.

There is no doubt that whether it is to dream of traveling to the end of the world, or riding a motorcycle to grind everything in the world, the passion and enthusiasm of young people have never cooled down, although this method seems unreasonable to outsiders . While Tongda Road Warriors dominates social media, it also makes countless netizens worry about this group of troubled teenagers.

Zhang Mao has been riding motorcycles for five or six years. While most people are concerned about the safety of the warriors, there are also a small number of people holding their mobile phones to dig into its modifications, "Add a devil." Eye, just install a snail horn, warrior? You really don’t know how." Zhang Mao stared at a speeding motorcycle in the short video, if it was a comment. 01 Will-o'-the-wisp boy, addicted to modification

Zhang Mao is 28 years old this year. The thrilling youthful years in his memory have actually been dusted for a long time. The motorcycle he bought for 30,000 yuan many years ago is also gone. Gradually it became a mere means of transportation. Counting down, Zhang Mao's time playing the role of the will-o'-the-wisp boy on a motorcycle is not that long, only 2 years.

He was brought into the circle by his older brother. Later he met many friends from motorcycle clubs and had contacts with many "private master groups" from local technical schools. Strictly speaking, Zhang Mao is not a standard modification party. Generally, there are two types of motorcycle modifications: one is surface modification, and the other is internal structure modification.

According to Zhang Mao’s recollection, basically the modifications to his motorcycles were not much. The most expensive driving recorder cost 3,000, anti-fall bar 500, bumper 500, and trunk 800. If you want to involve real modifications, exhaust pipes, bodywork, braking systems, motorcycle processing chips... the cost is likely to be worth a motorcycle.

In the motorcycle circle, only those who modify the internal structure of the vehicle can be called a real car player. Zhang Mao said that even these students who were speeding on Tongda Road were not at all ambiguous when they started to play with modifications. Generally, the car is replaced with a control panel, the control panel is upgraded to 24 tubes, the power is increased to 3000 watts, and 10 rechargeable batteries are added, and the vehicle speed can reach 120 kilometers.

At the gate of a junior high school in Linyi Beicheng New District, electric motorcycles coming and going are crowded on the road. A two-wheeled light motorcycle from Yadi costs about 4,000 yuan; a three-speed electric motorcycle from Daozi costs 5,999 yuan; the popular "Little Monkey" is equipped with 6 rechargeable batteries and the market price reaches 8,000 yuan; Niu Calf The price of one of the group's vehicles, which is very popular among primary and middle school students, even reaches 20,000.

With a slight modification to the appearance of the vehicle, you can go on the road with arrogance. There is no doubt that this year’s middle school juniors are very generous in order to “blow up the street”. According to Zhang Mao, his cousin wants to modify the motor and control board. Generally, such modifications require thick cables, including battery cables. The wire had to be as thick as a little finger to be able to withstand the powerful horsepower. In the end, it cost five to six thousand yuan, but the acceleration was indeed very fast.

Some people strive for speed, while others prefer appearance. The most common light bars and speakers, there are more than 20,000 modification parts on the e-commerce platform, various hernia lamps and subwoofer speakers, with prices ranging from tens of yuan to thousands of yuan. Many stores sell parts and equipment monthly. Quantity of tens of thousands of pieces. There are also shock absorbers, lights and speakers, and even the color of the car body and tires can be changed.

In order to make the performance more extreme and the design more cool, teenagers spend a lot of money. An up owner at Station B bought a motorcycle for 9,000 yuan, and finally spent a total of 30,000 yuan on modifications. The post-90s generation and even the post-00s generation are all pursuing personalization and fashionable consumption concepts. As early as five or six years ago, the business of motorcycle modification shops was in full swing.

In the past, there was a motorcycle modification shop in Chongqing that could maintain an operating growth rate of 30% every year. In 2016, its sales reached about 500,000 yuan. The Jinan motorcycle shop modified more than 40 vehicles in one month. Maintenance is a big business. According to Zhang Mao, it costs more than 50,000 yuan to buy a genuine Italian scooter of a certain brand, but a maintenance cost more than 30,000 yuan. A small rearview mirror repair The cost can reach several thousand dollars.

You can buy a car cheaply, but you can never modify it cheaply. The will-o'-the-wisp boy on Tongda Road seemed to have stopped for a few days, but the motorcycle modification business has always been familiar and affectionate.

02The day when the ban is lifted is around the corner?

Can motorcycles really ride freely on the streets? The ban on motorcycles for many years once caused all traces of this cool steel beast to be lost. Today, there are more and more calls to lift the restrictions.

In November 2017, Xi'an became the first city in the country to lift the ban on motorcycles. For a time, this ancient capital became a motorcycle capital where thousands of motorcycle enthusiasts rushed to worship. In the following years, the signs of whether the relevant motorcycles could be fully lifted became more obvious. In 2020, Geely Li Shufu publicly proposed to open demonstration sites for motorcycles to the outside world to promote the upgrading and transformation of the motorcycle industry.

In the same year, the Central Civilization Commission also stopped including “road occupation and management” in the evaluation indicators of civilized cities across the country. This statement was regarded as a glimmer of hope by the motorcycle industry. A survey conducted by the China Motorcycle Chamber of Commerce in Hangzhou showed that 25% of people supported lifting the ban on motorcycles, and 44.3% also supported lifting the ban on the basis of strict and efficient management.

Coincidentally, Sina once conducted an online poll, which attracted 4.21 million people to participate in a few days. Most netizens believed that motorcycle traffic is efficient, takes up less network resources on the road, improves traffic congestion, and rides on bicycles. Compared with other transportation tools, consumers are more willing to buy them due to their safety.

The mentality of automobile companies and consumers seems to have become brighter, and the academic community has also followed the changes in motorcycles. According to incomplete statistics, there were previously more than 200 papers on the CNKI regarding the "ban and restrictions on motorcycles", but the number gradually decreased between 2000 and 2009. In the past nine years, the total number of papers with a certain attitude was only 8. , after 2010, the total number of papers agreeing with the "ban and restrictions on motorcycles" has been reduced to four. As of now, almost no relevant papers have appeared.

Having worked hard on motorcycles for many years, are you finally ready to exhale and raise your eyebrows? In 2019, China's motorcycle sales were 17.37 million units and 17.13 million units respectively, with 7.12 million units imported and exported, and profits of more than 4 billion US dollars. 91 key motorcycle manufacturing companies completed sales of 102.8 billion yuan, and total profits and taxes exceeded 5.3 billion yuan. Because motorcycles were banned, our country once lost its position as the world's largest motorcycle producer for 21 consecutive years. Now, everything seems to be saving it. In fact, the lifting of the ban on motorcycles is a general trend, and the reason is very simple.

On the one hand, with the electrification of motorcycles, some scientific research institutions predict that my country’s motorcycle production will reach 22.5 million units in 2027, of which the share of electric motorcycles will increase from 20% to 30% , using them to replace transportation can largely offset the problems caused by vehicles such as fuel consumption, road traffic, parking space occupation, etc. This is to some extent the same as the endless wave of new energy vehicles.

A survey report by the Motorcycle Branch of the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers shows that if about 10% of car trips nationwide are converted to motorcycle travel, a rough cost estimate can save 16.5 million yuan in carbon emissions throughout the year. tons. Once the motorcycle trade is opened to the outside world, it will strongly replace other transportation.

Data is the best argument. In the "2021 Beijing Transportation Development Annual Report", the number of ordinary motorcycles in Beijing in 2020 increased by 107,000 units compared with 2019, with an annual growth rate of 71.8%. For comparison, The number of personal minibuses in 2020 will increase by 60,000 units compared with 2019, with an annual growth rate of only 1.3%.

On the other hand, the most criticized issue for motorcycles in the past was safety, but in fact, there are many voices doubting this now. For example, based on the traffic accident data issued by the National Bureau of Statistics, combining the number of automobile traffic accidents and motorcycle traffic accidents, as well as the number of motor vehicles and motorcycles in China, the final vehicle failure rate is about 0.07%, and the motorcycle accident rate is about 0.07%. The accident rate is 0.05%. In other words, there is no obvious difference in the traffic safety factor between the two means of transportation.

As for the entire motorcycle industry chain, the growth space in the upper, middle and lower reaches is still quietly waiting for the day when the industry wakes up. The "Policy Recommendations Report on Promoting the Sustained and Healthy Development of China's Motorcycle Industry" shows that if an additional 7 million motorcycles are sold every year, the operating income of the entire vehicle plus parts will increase by 300 billion yuan.

Motorcycle equipment, clothing, travel and leisure will explode suddenly. There is no doubt that every corner of this industry chain is waiting to see what happens. Historical experience tells us that generally the longer the wait, the more potential an industry has to explode. The above is all the content. If you have any other ideas, please leave a message in the comment area for discussion.