Today's weather: High = 15 Low = 7
Sunny and the warmup finally happening
The newspapers showed the city vowing to wage war on scooters and motorcycles. This month was supposed to be the start of a 3-month crackdown, yet the action on the streets indicates otherwise. Not a crackdown to be found in sight, despite the logic saying this is when they should do it -- as the weather gets good and the spring riding season officially kicks off with more and more scooters on the roads.
There are indeed more bikes on the road with better weather. I've been tootling around all over the city in the last few days, even right in the heart of downtown near People's Square. No signs of a crackdown whatsoever. It's really strange. Maybe this is part of the game, for the police to keep the riders guessing, lull them into a false sense of security, and then suddenly pounce when nobody expects it? Who knows, but I can only keep tabs on the situation.
Meanwhile, the official 'Jiaoji Lu' scooter market closed down a couple weeks ago, and all the shops were evicted. This had been planned months in advance as the buildings had to be demolished for new developments. The traffic police spun this fact in the newspapers to make it sound like they "raided" the shops and shut them down, but this was actually done by the real estate developer.
The shops have indeed moved and I got the new location from the people who did lots of work on my bike over the years. The new location is way further out, regretably, but it can still sustain these bikes on the road. Just yesterday I went out there and installed a new double-barrel air horn.
This thing is LOUD folks, it rivals car horns.
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