Q: Is bike riding a good way of exploring city life in China?

A: Bicycle is an economic and environment-friendly conveyance. It will take the tourists easily to some places that other transportations can’t get to. People can see the street scenes, visit the former residences of celebrities and call at the citizens’ homes via bicycles. Generally, the hotels and travel agencies usually offer bike hire services for the tourists. When you rent a bike, a certain certificate like passport should be showed. The rent is calculated by the day. Besides, you have to leave a deposit for the bike. It is worth noting that you should ask for a receipt from the renter when paying the deposit. If the bike is not broken when being returned, you can have back the deposit by means of the receipt. The following tips are about riding a bike in China: first, keeping to the right in the streets; second, stopping before the red light at the crossings; third, making a gesture to let the other people know you will turn; fourth, as soon as having an accident, you should go to the police at once; forbidding carrying a person in the back seat or making hand-free riding; avoiding taking a bike tour during the peak hour from 7:00 to 8:00 in the morning and from 16:00 to 18:00 in the afternoon.
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