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In today's age of electronic information, it seems that everything is going to develop in the direction of modern technology, but recently, a trend of "going back in time" has aroused great interest: rickshaws.
Rickshaws can be said to be part of the "cookie-cutter" series of urban roads.
It is purely driven by the driver's legs, without any pollution, and it is also colorful, giving people a very transparent feeling, becoming a beautiful scenery in the city.
Recently, however, the number of rickshaws has been increasing exponentially, and the streets of many cities have changed from being "hard to find" to "everywhere".
Even in the city's traffic, it is inevitable that there will be human-powered tricycles mixed with the traffic.
There is no doubt that this situation can cause certain problems without paying attention to it.
So how should we respond to this trend now?
Features of a rickshaw.
In fact, the human-powered tricycle has no novel "tricks" - it first appeared in the ancient transportation of the mainland, because of its low cost, simple operation, and suitable for carrying people and goods, so it quickly became popular.
It was not until the end of the 19th century that foreign manufacturers began to improve the rickshaw on the basis of it, and in this way, the word "manpower" was installed on the "tricycle", which became the beginning of almost all modes of transportation in foreign countries, and the same is true for rickshaws.
However, its users and foreign use environment have led to more foreigners using it as sightseeing cars/tour buses, which greatly facilitates the travel of people who travel short distances and live in poor living environments.
Compared with the long history of the mainland, the history of human-powered tricycles in China is not long, but this does not affect people's enthusiasm for it.
First of all, the human-powered tricycle is extremely inexpensive to use: it is just one wheel with an additional frame.
The cost of this is not even possible, and with the deepening of the mainland's new urbanization policy, many families in rural areas are more eager than the cities for the manpower that has disappeared in the fields.
This kind of fiery desire to make up for their own regrets has become a new development opportunity for human-powered tricycles.
And the use of the tricycle is relatively simple.
Like bicycles, it is a purely human-powered vehicle, so it is easy for people to learn how to use it.
However, the urbanization process of the mainland has significantly improved the living standards of the mainland people, and their more youthful and beautiful clothes and more abundant daily necessities around them have become the things they want to have the most.
The demand for these things is inevitably increasing, so in such a market environment, human-powered tricycles are more likely to be popularized.
Generally speaking, from the purchase of the car to the production form are mixed with the requirements for environmental protection, which makes today's human-powered tricycles are "green".
And in terms of usage, it does not rely on any fuel at all.
People just push it to where they want to go, and they complete a trip perfectly.
And it is also carrying people and goods, so it is not only a means of transportation, but also a way to take your lover and children to play.
These have become the reasons for people to respect human-powered tricycles.
Problems caused by the tricycle craze.
Although people have no problem thinking of the rickshaw as a means of transportation, now with the increase in the number of rickshaws, it is slowly starting to show some problems.
The first is the issue of management.
With the development of traffic information, the roads in the city are relatively clearer, but no matter what type of vehicle, you need to follow the traffic rules.
However, the number of rickshaws has now been overshadowed, and they are not suitable for the use of highways, so in the absence of special arrangements for the corresponding highways, the "mutual coordination" between rickshaws and private cars and taxis will become "chaotic streets".
For example, if people can only walk on the sidewalk, then pedestrians will become "obstructors" of communication with human-powered tricycles when they walk on the sidewalk, and will also have a certain "obstruction" effect on the smoothness of the traffic road.
If this happens, the traffic environment of the city itself will be affected to a certain extent.
In addition, the human-powered tricycle does not have a motor vehicle driving license, and in the mainland's road traffic management law, it is not allowed to go on the road without the corresponding certificate, and this is undoubtedly missing on the human-powered tricycle.
Therefore, with the increase in the number of rickshaws, the question of whether it is "should be on the road" also arises.
The second is the question of "where to go" for the rickshaw.
There is no "pun" in what people call the "where to go" question, it is more about the functionality of the rickshaw.
As a kind of "citizen", the "functional" of the rickshaw covers a wide range in the "big dye vat" of the city.
It can be used as a tool for "buying agricultural and sideline products" in the market, or as a tool for "small traders" to pull and sell to make money, and even more, to a certain extent, it can also be said to be a necessary tool for "companions of sanitation workers" and even "beggars".
The "governance" of the rickshaw.
The proliferation of the number of rickshaws has made it difficult for city managers to turn a blind eye and must deal with them.
When it comes to dealing with rickshaws, city managers are not at their wit's end.
First, city managers can designate specialized lanes for rickshaws.
In this way, the problem of "vehicle-to-vehicle communication" between rickshaws, private cars, and taxis is solved, and secondly, rickshaws on the road must be driven according to certain traffic rules.
This not only ensures the safety of the human-powered tricycle itself, but also ensures the safety of other vehicles on the road.
Second, city managers can install GPS and other positioning monitoring facilities on human-powered tricycles.
In this way, for some private rickshaws, they will be more "obeying the traffic rules", and at the same time, they will be more "moral", and will not cause any dangerous accidents because of irresponsible driving on the road.
Finally, registration management can be added to the use of rickshaws.
Just like motor vehicles on the mainland, rickshaws also need to be registered with the Registration Authority.
This is equivalent to installing an "electronic bell" on the human tricycle, if someone uses the human tricycle as a tool for violating the law and committing crimes, then the bureau that has the information can find the specific "violator" according to the information of the human tricycle.
As a result, the surge in the number of human-powered tricycles has some means of dealing with it, but even if there are means of coping, the current situation of city managers is not all smooth sailing.
Before the advent of this tricycle "trend", the streets and alleys of the city have become "varied" and even messy because of various "leading brothers".
Therefore, under this premise, city managers must do a more "sophisticated" job in order to "cope" with the planning of tricycles, and at the same time, they must also focus on the cultural heritage of the city itself.
Tricycles in the city were already very popular means of transportation in the heyday of urban culture.
The scenes that cannot be separated from the life of the city have grown wantonly, and now the cultural heritage carried by the city has also grown a unique interest.
Therefore, the development of cities cannot be separated from their own "long history", nor can they be separated from their own "cultural heritage".
epilogue
The trend of human-powered tricycles represents that many "modern problems" have deep-seated "historical problems", so city managers need to make a certain balance between "breaking" and "inheriting".
However, city managers are not the only "masters of urban change", just as city residents also have a "responsibility" to participate in exploring new directions for the city.
You might as well stop occasionally in the husk of the road ahead to feel the "history" and "culture" of the rickshaw behind you, and at the same time explore the new direction of the "city".