In this picture taken on March 28, 2017, shared bicycles are seen on a street in Beijing. A booming rental bike business has flooded China's streets with packs of cyclists, but their habit of going the wrong way and abandoning their rides anywhere is causing havoc. The authorities, scrambling to catch up, are considering new regulations to curb the chaos -- from capping the number of bikes to even barring people they consider too big or too small for bicycles. / AFP PHOTO / Nicolas ASFOURI / TO GO WITH China-technology-culture-cycling, FEATURE by Joanna CHIU
BEIJING: A booming rental bike business has flooded China’s streets with packs of cyclists, but their habit of going the wrong way and abandoning their rides anywhere is causing havoc.
The authorities, scrambling to catch up, are considering new regulations to curb the chaos – from capping the number of bikes to even barring people they consider too big or too small for bicycles.
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