Motorcycle Ban and Traffic Safety: Evidence from a Quasi-Experiment at Zhejiang, China

Table 2

Regulations of motorcycles on urban roads in prefectural cities in Zhejiang Province.

City	First announcement		Latest renewal
	Year	Content	Year	Regulations	Content
Hangzhou	2002	No new motorcycles will be permitted to be registered in the main urban area of Hangzhou, nor will motorcycles be allowed to pass	2016	Administrative Regulations on Road Traffic Safety of Hangzhou Municipality	Motorcycles are not permitted to be registered in the main districts in Hangzhou. The passage of three-wheeled motorcycles, manpower tricycles, and other vehicles prescribed by the Municipal People’s Government is prohibited on the roads of the main districts of Hangzhou
			2017	Notice of the People’s Government of Hangzhou Municipality on Prohibiting the Passage of Motorcycles and Manpower Tricycles on the Roads in the Urban Areas of Hangzhou	All kinds of motorcycles are prohibited on the roads of main districts
Ningbo	2010	Restricting the passage of motorcycles in some sections of the urban area	2012	Notice of Ningbo Municipal People’s Government on Implementing the New Four Prohibitions of Traffic in the Central District of Ningbo	Motorcycles (except official vehicles of law enforcement departments and otherwise specified) are prohibited from passing on the roads in the central area
Wenzhou	2011	Restricting the passage of motorcycles in some sections of the urban area	2013	Notice on Further Strengthening Urban Traffic Management	No motorcycles are allowed to enter the urban area, and the license plates for motorcycles are suspended at the same time
Shaoxing	2001	(1) Motorcycles are prohibited in the first ring of the main urban area; the time and scope vary according to the registration places for motorcycle license plates
		(2) Motorcycle license plate registration service will no longer be provided within the main urban area