As we mentioned in previous blog entries, here, and in our other blogs, most people don't have cars.  Some have bikes, some of which are electric, and small motor scooters and motor cycles are also popular, although the latter have been banned in Gunagzhou, for example, in the recent past.

There are an estimated 430 million bikes, in China, or about one for every three people, and sometimes we even see more than three people riding on bikes and on motor scooters, too. In contrast, there are only about 24 million cars owned by the civilian population, or about one for every 120 people (imagine that many stuffed in one car) because, as we explained in other blog entries, most Chinese cannot affor a car, which is more expensive than a house, due to the undervaluation of the Yuan and the fact that most cars are imports.

A recently reported phenomenon is the electric bike, which we have seen around, especially for use by delivery people, and it is estimated that about 65 million are now in use in China.