[00:00.00]Motorcycles and City Traff

[00:03.81]Past surveys have shown that the use of motorcycles is becoming more and more widespread in China in recent year

[00:12.51]In 1993,for instance,there were about 40,000 registered motorcycles in Shangha

[00:20.40]By 1998,sales of motorcycles were more than 240,000 a yea

[00:27.77]So more and more people are buying and using motorcycles in spite of the great convenience provided by public transpor

[00:37.88]The feeling of independence,and the freedom to go where you please,are perhaps the greatest advantages of a motorcycle compared with pubic transpor

[00:49.82]There is no irritation caused by waiting for buses or underground train

[00:56.03]However,this advantage of a motorcycle pales besides its drawback

[01:02.64]More motorcycles will cause severe pollutio

[01:06.90]They also contribute to more traffic jam

[01:11.03]For example,Shanghai Transit Company carries more than one million people a da

[01:18.97]What would happen if 10% of them went by motorcycl

[01:23.67]The figures speak for themselves:the traffic would simply stop movin

[01:30.49]As is noted above, an increasing number of motorcycles requires more roads and parking lot

[01:39.19]So there will be stricter control of motorcycles in the future on the part of the govermen

[01:46.08]It is self-evident that pubic transport is more important than private transport.