When you think back to the not-so-old film footage of mobs of people riding their bikes in China, it's hard to imagine this. It's also a bit funny to think how many in the west are now encouraging bike riding to ease traffic, combat climate change and get healthy. The Guardian:
China has overtaken the US to become the biggest car market in the world as government policy initiatives spur demand.
China sold more than 13.5m vehicles last year, the official Xinhua news agency said today, compared with 10.4m cars and light trucks sold in the US, the lowest level in 27 years.
The Chinese tally includes heavy vehicles but is still higher than that of the US after roughly 650,000 units of heavy trucks are deducted, according to Orient Securities, the Chinese brokerage.