North Korea’s bike path



Analysis North Korea’s bike path Sometimes illegal, sometimes encouraged, the North has an unusual relationship with bicycles Andrei Lankov March 21, 2016 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Never go to work without your battery - Kaesong North Korea by Eric Lafforgue on 2010-04-28 08:22:47 As everybody knows, East Asia once used to be a bicycle lover’s paradise. Since the early 1900s and until the advent of motor car in recent decades, people in Japan, China, Korea and Vietnam relied on bicycles as their major means of transportations. This is still the case in Vietnam and less developed parts of China, even though the motorbike seemingly pushes the old muscle-driven machine to the margins. But what about North Korea? North Korea is a country of bicycles, even though the relations between the North Korean authorities and this self-propelled transportation contraption have sometimes been rather tense. As everybody knows, East Asia once used to be a bicycle lover’s paradise. Since the early 1900s and until the advent of motor car in recent decades, people in Japan, China, Korea and Vietnam relied on bicycles as their major means of transportations. This is still the case in Vietnam and less developed parts of China, even though the motorbike seemingly pushes the old muscle-driven machine to the margins. But what about North Korea? North Korea is a country of bicycles, even though the relations between the North Korean authorities and this self-propelled transportation contraption have sometimes been rather tense. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

Analysis

North Korea’s bike path

Sometimes illegal, sometimes encouraged, the North has an unusual relationship with bicycles

Andrei Lankov March 21, 2016

Never go to work without your battery - Kaesong North Korea by Eric Lafforgue on 2010-04-28 08:22:47

As everybody knows, East Asia once used to be a bicycle lover’s paradise. Since the early 1900s and until the advent of motor car in recent decades, people in Japan, China, Korea and Vietnam relied on bicycles as their major means of transportations. This is still the case in Vietnam and less developed parts of China, even though the motorbike seemingly pushes the old muscle-driven machine to the margins. But what about North Korea?

North Korea is a country of bicycles, even though the relations between the North Korean authorities and this self-propelled transportation contraption have sometimes been rather tense.