The people of China are great bike riders. Bicycles, e-bikes, motor bikes. Wheels of all kins really. One of the challenges of living and working in a city like Shaoxing is dodging the many vehicles. It is often like a giant game of "Dodge'em" played out on the roads.
On mainland China cars are driven on the right hand side of the road. Around here there are usually four lanes - two in one direction and two in the other direction divided by a double yellow line. One gets the impression that cars are not meant to traverse this yellow double line, similar to the double white line we have in Australia. But things are not quite that easy here. Cars (especially taxi's) seem to go in all directions, on whatever side of the road they wish.
Bicycles are much the same. It is rather hair raising.
As well, there are little provision for "parking" - there certainly are car parks, but I think few and far between, so cars do seem to stop in the most unusual places.
Bicycle parking? Anywhere and everywhere. The bikes are parked in front of shopping complexes (rows of them - row upon row upon row) just like here in front of the Trust Mart in Shaoxing.
Late in the afternoon and early evening it is rather chaos as the bike riders set off. It is no wonder I procrastinated about buying one for myself.
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