Of course it's a status thing there. Transportation is, er, driven by
status here, too.
How else can one explain the popularity of trucks made by Cadillac? As a
humorist whose name I've forgotten wrote, a Cadillac truck is like
chrome-plated slacks. And that was written before (rich, foolish) civilians
began buying armored personnel carriers (without the armor) to drive to the
grocery store....
chuck
At 11:21 PM 6/25/2006, you wrote:
Thank goodness for this. I heard a story that many people in China now
drive cars everywhere, even though it is still much faster to get to
the same locations by bike. Apparently, it's a status thing. I hope
the chinese government can find a way to reverse this trend (without
resorting to the use of force).
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [Bikies] China reverses itself; promotes bikes over cars
> From: Chuck Strawser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Fri, June 23, 2006 4:15 pm
> To: [email protected]
>
> ><http://www.guardian.co.uk/china/story/0,,1798536,00.html>http://www.gu
ardian.co.uk/china/story/0,,1798536,00.html
> >
> >China backs bikes to kick car habit
> >
> >Jonathan Watts in Shanghai
> >Thursday June 15, 2006
> >
> >Guardian
> >Having spent the past decade pursuing a transport policy of four wheels
> >rich, two wheels poor, the Chinese government has suddenly rediscovered
> >the environmental and health benefits of the bicycle.
> >
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