'The government should have conducted a proper study to look into the pros and cons of the Electric tricycle ban'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/peoplesdaily/article-3314163/Chinese-couriers-resort-riding-HORSES-electric-tricycle-ban.html That's one way to get your post: Couriers resort to riding HORSES after electric tricycles are banned in Chinese city 13 November 2015 GABRIEL SAMUELS FOR MAILONLINE [images http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/11/13/08/2E55494700000578-3314163-image-m-2_1447405139330.jpg Inventive: Couriers in Hohhot, north China, have reacted to a controversial ban of their three-wheeled tricycles http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/11/13/08/2E55495200000578-3314163-image-m-4_1447405174936.jpg Spectacle: members of the public look on as delivery men brandish their colourful banners on horseback http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/11/13/09/2E55493600000578-3314163-image-m-10_1447406350252.jpg Desperate times: With $14.3billion spent during 'Single's Day' sales, demand for delivery men was enormous http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/11/13/09/2E55493E00000578-3314163-image-m-9_1447406316003.jpg Heroic: a defiant courier dodges busy traffic, as pictures of their antics become a viral hit on social media ] Couriers in Inner Mongolia, China, used horses to deliver mail this week Demand was high after over $14billion was spent during 'Single's Day' sale Photos of the unusual delivery method was a hit on Chinese social media Customers waiting eagerly for their parcel deliveries were not left disappointed after inventive Chinese couriers evaded one city's tricycle ban and delivered packages on horseback instead. Delivery men in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, north China, were dismayed last month when the government decided that three-wheeled electric tricycles, their preferred mode of transport, should be removed from roads. However, quick thinking couriers brought in a fleet of horses to help them navigate the city this week, according to People's Daily Online. The plucky delivery men brandished banners along with their heavy rucksacks, to indicate the service that they were providing to the public. Photographs of their valiant efforts to dodge busy traffic have become a hit on China's social media platforms WeChat and Weibo, after customers' late delivery fears were quelled. 'We applied for a dozen horses from a pasture when learning about the traffic regulation last month,' commented the manager of the online shopping store Sunning. The horses were particularly useful for China's Single's Day Sale this week. Couriers and mail staff across China had their work cut out during the 'Single's Day Sale', as consumers splurged $14.3billion on online purchases in just 24 hours on November 11. The online retailer Alibaba said it had some 1.7 million staff working on providing deliveries, along with 400,000 vehicles. In China, the delivering of goods on horseback is said to be a tradition that dates back nearly 3,000 years, to around 800BC. [© dailymail.co.uk] ... http://www.ecns.cn/cns-wire/2015/11-10/188040.shtml Couriers deliver packages by horse as tricycles banned on road 2015-11-10 With mountainous orders from online shopping platforms ahead of the upcoming "Double 11" shopping frenzy, couriers in Hohhot, north China's Inner Mongolia, chose to ride horses to deliver packages to clients as the city released a new traffic regulation to ban all of electric tricycles on the road, according to news from finance.china.com.cn ... According to records, riding a horse to deliver goods dates back to the Spring and Autumn Period (770BC- 476BC). ... http://en.people.cn/n/2015/1111/c98649-8974851.html Couriers deliver packages riding horses in N China November 11, 2015 ... Hohhot, the capital city of the Inner Mongolia autonomous region in North China, as the city’s new traffic regulation released last month bans all electric tricycles on road, according to cnr.cn ... ... https://www.facebook.com/cctvnewschina/posts/1073782819329204 ... While Hohhot prohibited electric tricycles starting October 16 to help improve traffic conditions and reduce road fatalities, experts and online commentators suggested the government to look for alternatives before introducing a blanket ban. Yu Guangjun, professor at the Inner Mongolia’s Academy of Social Sciences, said though the new ban relieves traffic chaos, the government should have conducted a proper study to look into the pros and cons of the ban. ... http://english.sina.com/china/2015/1111/863779.html ... Carrying a banner, riding a horse, the couriers quickly became an internet sensation while the photos cheered netizens on WeChat and Weibo, popular social networking platforms in China ... 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