The trend has reportedly sparked a backlash from some in China due to safety reasons. Read more at straitstimes.com.
With the local government introducing new regulations on e-bikes, some young people in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou have turned to an unusual mode of transportation – electric wheelchairs.
The electric wheelchair “saves effort and is flexible, and you can ‘drive’ directly to your destination without having to find a parking space”, said an unidentified young person in a report by Hong Kong media outlet HK01 last week. The transportation department reportedly said that only motorised wheelchairs for the disabled – which use petrol as fuel – are bound by traffic regulations and require registration.
One netizen wrote on Chinese social media platform Weibo: “Electric wheelchairs are still a bit less safe on the road.”“Young people do know how to play, it looks quite convenient,” another netizen wrote on Weibo.
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