Shanghai requires license for electric bike riders

Electric bike riders in Shanghai will have to obtain a license from March and violators will be fined up to 200 yuan ($33), the municipal government told a press briefing on Thursday.

Non-motor vehicles with a license for another province or municipality will also need a local license to be used in Shanghai.

Electric bike riders must be over 16 and the speed limit will be 15 km per hour.

The number of registered non-motor vehicles in Shanghai stands at 14 million.