Shanghai issues draft guidance for bike-sharing

Shanghai has launched draft guidance for bike-sharing service providers to better regulate the rapidly expanding sector, which will have a "significant impact" on users' safety and service providers' profits, according to a circular issued by the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision on Monday.

The bureau said in the circular that the finalized version will be rolled out after authorities receive public opinion. The guidance is the first of its kind nationwide that regulates bike-sharing service providers.

It states that each rental bike must have a GPS function that updates its location, and that users must be aged between 12 and 70, and between 145 and 195 centimeters in height. Users above 70 years of age must provide proof to service providers to show that they are in good health before using rental bikes, according to the guidance.