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最近几年，电子商务在世界各地蓬勃发展，而中国已经成为全世界最大的电子商务市场。有机构预计，中国2019年的网上零售额将增长30%，达到近2万亿美元（约合人民币13.76亿元），占到全球网上零售总额的一半以上。2009年至2018年，美国邮政局投递的包裹数量翻了一番，达到每年62亿个。与此同时，快递交通安全、包装垃圾回收等问题也开始凸显。 Digital commerce is exacting a very analog toll on the streets of Shanghai. According to the city’s Information Office, there were 325 traffic accidents -- and five deaths -- involving delivery drivers during the first half of 2019. 数字商务正给上海的交通造成切实损失。根据上海市政府资讯办公室的消息，今年上半年，上海市共发生涉及快递、外卖行业各类道路交通事故325起，造成5人死亡。 China is the world’s biggest e-commerce market and more than 80% of those drivers were dropping off packages and meals for services such as Meituan Dianping and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.'s Ele.Me. It’s a sign of how fast the market is expanding: For the whole of 2017, there were only 117 delivery-related accidents in the city. 中国是全球最大的电子商务市场。在上述事故中，超过80%的快递员在为美团点评和阿里巴巴旗下饿了么等公司投递包裹和送餐。这标志着市场的飞速扩张：2017年全年，上海市仅发生了117起涉及快递的交通事故。 | 
