[ti:Some Governments Encourage Bicycle Use As Lockdowns End] [by:www.51voa.com] [00:00.00]更多听力请访问51VOA.COM [00:00.04]Some governments are urging people to avoid unsafe crowding on trains and buses by riding bicycles. [00:10.84]The suggestion comes as countries ease coronavirus-based restrictions on business and other activities. [00:20.96]But cycling activists say governments could do more. [00:26.12]And some people are not welcoming of bicycles. [00:31.08]Countries and cities across the world are considering how bicycles can help their economies open up again. [00:40.16]In Bogota, Mayor Claudia López has urged everybody returning to work this week [00:48.12]to cycle to their jobs instead of using public transportation. [00:54.36]The French government has asked cycling activist Pierre Serne [01:00.24]to create a plan for when its lockdown ends on May 11. [01:06.24]His suggestions include the creation of bicycle lanes separated from other vehicles. [01:14.60]The estimated cost for such a change is 50,000 euros per kilometer. [01:22.16]It is unclear if the French government will accept Serne's ideas. [01:27.36]For now, France has said it will give riders as much as 50 euros, nearly $55, for bicycle repairs. [01:39.80]In Berlin, Germany, the Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg council painted yellow lines on some roads [01:48.20]to define them as bike only, taking the space from existing car lanes. [01:54.80]This bike system builds on what is called "tactical urbanism," [02:00.48]city developments that are low-cost, simple and easy. [02:05.80]Similar programs are appearing elsewhere. [02:09.52]In Lima, Peru; Barcelona, Spain; and Milan, Italy, officials are moving quickly on plans [02:18.40]to expand bike paths or take driving space from cars. [02:23.80]From Germany to Peru, cycling activists want to make more changes for travelers on two wheels. [02:32.88]As cities open up across the world, they see a more important way to involve bicycles. [02:40.84]Morton Kabell co-chairs the European Cyclists' Federation. [02:47.56]The move to more bike-friendly environments "is necessary if we want our cities to work," Kabell said. [02:56.36]He added, "A lot of people will be afraid of going on public transportation, [03:03.08]but we have to get back to work someday. Very few of our cities can handle more car traffic." [03:10.92]In addition to separate bike lanes, Kabell is pushing for government financial support for electric bicycles. [03:20.68]Such support would persuade commuters who have more difficult journeys to use bikes. [03:28.24]Cycling supporters say many minds still must be changed. [03:33.64]They note that many officials have called for more use of private vehicles during the lockdown. [03:41.28]Different countries had different policies about bicycles. [03:46.72]In Britain, where people are still permitted to leave home to exercise, [03:52.40]cycle shops have remained open during the lockdown that began March 23. [03:59.12]But in Spain, the government closed such shops, but permitted gasoline stations to remain open. [04:08.24]And while bike-sharing in London and Paris was provided free to health care workers, [04:15.08]most Spanish cities shut down the services, saying they would help spread the coronavirus. [04:23.12]Madrid's successful bike sharing operation reopened only last week. [04:29.44]Bikes are disinfected nightly, and riders must wear gloves. [04:34.80]Still, bicycles are not accepted everywhere. [04:39.12]Juan Pasamar lives in Zaragoza, Spain. [04:43.32]He said police stopped him as he traveled to work on a bicycle. [04:48.96]"The attitude of the police is the attitude that many people show in the streets," [04:55.12]said Pasamar, who keeps riding, even at the risk of being stopped again. [05:01.52]He said, "Bicycles are for many just a nuisance." [05:06.60]I'm John Russell. 更多听力请访问51VOA.COM