Riding the Trend: The Rise of Electric Wheelchairs as a Popular Transportation Choice among Chinese Youth

2023-07-09 11:41:18

There is a new unhealthy trend on the Chinese Internet! Recently, many young people with able-bodied hands and feet have appeared on Chinese social media using “electric wheelchairs” as a means of transportation. It has become a trend on the Internet, causing chaos. It turns out that Guangzhou and other places in China have recently strictly banned the modification of electric vehicles and imposed many restrictions, which caused dissatisfaction among riders. As a result, some people turned their brains to electric wheelchairs. However, electric wheelchairs are currently out of control, and the local government can only moral persuade.

Electric wheelchairs are like “passports”, young people are keen on free traffic

Recently, many young people with able-bodied hands and feet in China have used electric wheelchairs as a means of transportation. It has become a trend on the Internet, and a new “wheelchair family” has emerged in China. Netizens said that driving to work on the road is prone to traffic jams, and electric vehicles are also allowed on the road, so they got an electric wheelchair instead.

Chinese young people are crazy regarding “electric wheelchairs” for transportation.Figure / flip from Weibo

It turns out that Guangzhou and other places in China have recently strictly banned modified electric vehicles, and also imposed regulations such as limited time driving and the need to get off the car and push the cart when crossing the zebra crossing, which caused dissatisfaction among riders.

Sitting comfortably and fast!Electric wheelchair orders soared by more than 60%

According to media reports, in the first half of this year, the volume of orders for electric wheelchairs in China surged by more than 60%. Some Guangzhou residents said that they are indeed considering buying electric wheelchairs because they can sit and are fast.

Electric wheelchair non-transport police: Chaos cannot be managed for the time being

However, such unhealthy tendencies, in the eyes of the elderly who are not good at walking and can only travel in wheelchairs, have mixed feelings in their hearts. The Chinese transportation department pointed out that electric wheelchairs are currently not subject to traffic regulations, because electric wheelchairs are not a means of transportation and cannot be managed according to motor vehicles and non-motor vehicles.

Merchants on the e-commerce platform said that the maximum speed of legal electric wheelchairs can only reach 6 kilometers per hour, and the stability and anti-collision performance are not as good as electric motorcycles, which are not only dangerous but also hinder traffic.

International Center/Comprehensive Reporting Editor/Wu Yizhen

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