Zhongxin Finance, May 6 (Zuo Yuqing) "As soon as I went out in the morning, I found that there was no shared bicycle."
The entrances and exits of 62 subway stations on 14 subway lines are closed, and more than 100 bus lines are detoured... On May 5, the first working day after the "May 1st" holiday, Beijing temporarily extended the social aspect of the "May 1st" holiday. Regarding the prevention and control measures, the operation of public transportation in the closed, controlled, preventive and temporary control areas involved in Chaoyang, Haidian, Fangshan and Tongzhou has been adjusted.
Shared bicycles become the first choice for many people to travel
Although according to the requirements of the epidemic prevention policy, people who work or live in Chaoyang District of Beijing and the public transportation adjustment area implement home office and "point-to-point" closed-loop management, but some companies require employees to go to work normally.
"Our subways and buses are closed, but as long as the community is not under lockdown, you have to go to work as usual." An office worker who lives in Chaoyang District, but the company is in Haidian District, told Zhongxin Finance and Economics.
Zhongxin Finance noticed that at the entrance of Shuangqiao Metro Station in Chaoyang District, the open space that was originally full of shared bicycles during the morning rush hour is now empty.
On May 5, Shuangqiao Metro Station in Chaoyang District was temporarily closed.
Photo by Zuo Yuqing
"The subway stations on Line 1 and Batong Line are closed. People in this area can only go to Line 6 by bicycle if they want to take the subway to work." Due to the closure of entrances and exits of many subway stations, many citizens choose Ride a shared bicycle to a nearby subway station to travel.
According to media reports, on the 5th, the Shilibao subway station of Line 6, which was operating normally, was surrounded by shared bicycles into an "isolated island", and many operation and maintenance personnel went to work ahead of schedule for clearance.
Morning peak rides increased by nearly 70%
"There are not many cars and bicycles on the road." On the 5th, Ms. Shao, who normally goes to work, told Zhongxin Finance, "But in comparison, the bicycle lanes are more crowded than the motor vehicle lanes."
According to Meituan Bicycle data, the number of rides in Beijing from 6:00 to 7:00 on May 5 increased by 21.9% year-on-year.
Among them, Xincun Street, Lugouqiao Street, Balizhuang Street, Huayuan Road Street, and Zizhuyuan Street are the top five hot spots for cycling.
On the 5th, citizens were riding bicycles near the East Third Ring Road in Beijing.
Photo courtesy of bike-sharing companies.
Hello backstage data shows that in Chaoyang District, which is most directly affected by the temporary closure of the subway, the morning peak riding volume on May 4 increased by 15% compared with the previous day, and the daily increase in morning peak riding volume on May 5 was even greater. reached 69.2%.
In addition, Didi Qingju’s morning peak riding volume on the 5th increased by nearly 10% week-on-week. Compared with the last holiday on May 4th, the riding volume increased by nearly 50%.
In this regard, some netizens said: "(Riding) is a bit sunburned. I am going to wear hats and glasses tomorrow, and I will ride with full arms."
disinfecting bicycles is the focus
Some netizens expressed concern about riding shared bicycles: "Is this also a hidden danger? Remember to disinfect the shared bicycles more." Many shared bicycles have responded to the problem of disinfection.
According to Zhongxin Finance and Economics, Didi Qingju specially set up a 200-person disinfecting team to be responsible for the disinfecting of vehicles in each grid, increasing the disinfecting from 3 times per day to 6 times per day. In the closed area and around the control area, increase the disinfecting of vehicles.
The person in charge of the Beijing operation of Meituan Bicycle also said that the operation and maintenance staff of Meituan Bicycle will indiscriminately disinfect all shared bicycles in the responsible area, and will increase the operation and maintenance efforts to ensure the travel of citizens.
An operation and maintenance staff is killing shared bicycles.
Photo courtesy of bike-sharing companies.
Hello Bike told Zhongxin Finance and Economics that it has implemented disinfection for each shared bicycle in the process of leaving the warehouse, warehousing, and transportation, and it has been used in key scenic spots, business districts, office buildings, as well as Beijing Railway Station, Wangfujing, Chongwenmen, Wangjing, etc. Rail transit stations are indiscriminately sterilized in three time periods, morning, middle and evening.
As for some citizens' reports on the Internet that "the phenomenon of temporary silting of shared bicycles occurs in some areas", the person in charge of a shared bicycle company said that they have temporarily dispatched manpower and vehicles on the basis of the existing process, and dispatched "dredging" in time.
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