A RAMPANT SPECIES has taken over(接管，占领) the urban jungles of Latin America. Small, noisy and remarkably good at squeezing into tight spaces(挤进狭窄空间), motorcycles have found the crowded streets of Bogotá, São Paulo and Mexico City an accommodating(乐于助人的；适宜的) habitat. They swarm(蜂拥，成群移动) between cars at traffic lights, crowd pavements and are the trusty steeds(忠实的坐骑) of delivery riders.
一种猖獗的物种已经占领了拉丁美洲的城市丛林。摩托车小巧、嘈杂，而且极其擅长在狭窄空间里穿行，它们在波哥大、圣保罗和墨西哥城拥挤的街道上找到了舒适的栖息地。它们在红绿灯前穿梭于汽车之间，挤满人行道，是外卖骑手忠实的坐骑。
They are also multiplying(迅速增加，繁殖) fast: annual motorcycle sales across the region doubled from 3m in 2019 to almost 6m last year. In 2010 there were just five registered motorcycles for every 100 people; by 2024 there were 14. Mexico’s motorcycle fleet(摩托车保有量，车队) more than quadrupled(翻了两番，增长三倍) in the decade to 2025, from 2.6m to 10.5m.
它们的数量也在迅速增长：该地区的摩托车年销量从2019年的300万辆翻倍至去年的近600万辆。2010年，每100人仅拥有5辆注册摩托车；到2024年，这一数字升至14辆。墨西哥的摩托车保有量在截至2025年的十年间增长了三倍多，从260万辆增至1050万辆。
Motorbikes are a cheap and easy way to weave(穿行，迂回前进) through horribly congested(拥堵的) cities. As public transport has failed to keep pace with(跟上……的步伐) rapid, and often informal, urban sprawl(（城市）无序扩张), motorcycles have filled the gap(填补空白). Their buyers are disproportionately(不成比例地) young, poor and male. Many work as couriers(快递员，信使). Brazil had 351,000 motorcycle gig workers(零工经济从业者) in 2024, 66% more than two years earlier. In Mexico an industry group estimates that seven in ten motorcycles sold in 2023 were bought for work, including for deliveries and for use as motorcycle taxis.
摩托车是穿梭于极度拥堵城市的一种廉价而便捷的方式。由于公共交通未能跟上城市快速且往往无序的扩张步伐，摩托车填补了这一空白。购买者以年轻、贫困的男性居多。许多人从事快递工作。2024年，巴西有35.1万名摩托车零工，比两年前增加了66%。在墨西哥，一个行业组织估计，2023年售出的摩托车中有七成是用于工作，包括送货和用作摩托车出租车。
Risk management
风险管理