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¡¡¡¡Bicycles, a long-forgotten vehicle that seems to belong to the last century, are returning to the streets of Guangzhou, as the city starts to ban the running of motorcycle in urban Guangzhou£®
¡¡¡¡¡°Business has never been so good for my shop,¡± said Chen Yongwu, a bicycle shop owner at the city's Donghua West Road, ¡°I have to work 12 hours a day to meet the demand of my customers£®¡±
¡¡¡¡¡°Even my wife and brother-in-law have to give me a hand lately£®¡±
¡¡¡¡Chen originally ran a motorcycle repair shop£®He grasped the opportunity of the motorcycle ban, and started his bicycle business soon after hearing about the banning£®
¡¡¡¡¡°I sold 23 bicycles on January 2 alone£®¡± Said Chen£®
¡¡¡¡Bicycle is more convenient and healthier
¡¡¡¡¡°My home is one kilometer from the metro station,¡± said a middle-aged man who is waiting for his bicycle at Chen's shop, ¡°it is too tiresome to walk to the station, but taking a bus for such a short distance is a waste of money£®¡±
¡¡¡¡¡°So I decided to buy a bicycle£®¡±
¡¡¡¡The bicycle costs around 600 yuan, which is equal to the bus fare of half a year£®
¡¡¡¡¡°Besides, riding a bicycle to work is much healthier than riding a bus£®¡±
¡¡¡¡The bicycle buyers can be categorized into two groups£®One group of buyers buy the bicycles for the transportation of small commodities; the other ride the bicycles to work£®
¡¡¡¡Arising problems
¡¡¡¡Riding a bicycle to work may be healthy, but it is not without problems£®
¡¡¡¡The lack of bicycle lanes has posed a big threat to the safety of the bicycle riders in Guangzhou£®
¡¡¡¡¡°I was riding my bicycle on Huifu West Road on day,¡± said Mr£®Zhang, ¡°then suddenly the bus pulled over besides me near the bus station£®¡±
¡¡¡¡¡°I was so frightened at the time, because the bus nearly hit me£®¡±
¡¡¡¡The sideways in Guangzhou are usually crowded with foot passengers, so citizens also could not use the sideways£®
¡¡¡¡¡°It is worse than walking£®¡±
¡¡¡¡Besides, finding a place a park the bicycles could be very difficult, much more difficult then finding a place to park your car£®
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