Can I ride a motorcycle with a foreign license plate in Shanghai?

Motorcycles with foreign licenses can ride in Shanghai, but some areas are restricted.

According to the Notice of Shanghai Public Security Bureau on Measures to Prohibit and Restrict Traffic on Roads in this Municipality:

Rule three. Motorcycle prohibition measures

The fourth one? The following areas prohibit motorcycles with licenses from other provinces and cities from driving on the road:

1, along the Hutai Highway-Qian Bao Highway-Hu Yi Highway-Waiqingsong Highway-Huqingping Highway-Everest Highway-Feng Ting Highway-S19 Xinxu Expressway-Liuwei Road-Shanghai-Hangzhou Highway and the boundary between Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces (excluding the above roads).

2. The area enclosed by Waiqingsong Highway-Huqingping Highway-Fuxing Road-Dianshan Lake Avenue-Zhougang Road-Zhu Ying Road-Qingzhao Highway-Beiqing Highway (excluding the above roads).

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The Road Traffic Safety Law of the People's Republic of China stipulates that:

Article 39 The traffic administrative department of the public security organ may, according to the specific conditions of roads and traffic flows, take measures such as diverting, restricting traffic and prohibiting traffic for motor vehicles, non-motor vehicles and pedestrians. In case of large-scale mass activities and large-scale construction, etc. If it is necessary to take measures to restrict traffic or make decisions directly related to public road traffic activities, it shall be announced to the public in advance.

The Regulations of Shanghai Municipality on Road Traffic Management stipulates that:

Article 19 Motor vehicles and non-motor vehicles, as well as other vehicles that should be registered in accordance with the relevant provisions of this Municipality, shall be registered by the public security organs, and can only drive on the road after obtaining registration certificates such as vehicle number plates, driving licenses or driving licenses; Bicycles, wheelchairs for the disabled and other non-motor vehicles shall be registered voluntarily.

Where a registered vehicle is changed, its ownership is transferred, mortgaged, scrapped or lost, the registration shall be changed, transferred, mortgaged and cancelled in accordance with regulations.

Article 25? The public security organs shall, in addition to giving administrative punishment according to law, implement a cumulative scoring system for driving licenses for motor vehicle drivers who violate road traffic safety laws and regulations.

It is forbidden to substitute others for scoring, substitute others for scoring, and introduce substitute scoring.

Article 26? If the public security organ cannot make an administrative punishment decision on the spot for the road traffic violations found on the spot, it shall issue a notice of handling the road traffic safety violations or a certificate of administrative compulsory measures for public security traffic management.

Notice of Huzhou Public Security Bureau-Shanghai Public Security Bureau on measures to prohibit and restrict traffic on roads in this Municipality