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“Riding a bicycle wil save you money, create less pollution, make you and let you zip past heavy traffic. Will anything persuade auto owners to hop on a two-wheeler? Absolutely yes, says a new report from Washington’s Worldwatch Institute. In “Taking Bikes Seriously,” senior researcher Gary Gardner shows how cities around the world have increased bike ridership by offering a little encouragement. The city of Copenhagen, , makes 2,300 bicycles available for public use; the $3 rental fee is refunded when the bike is returned. In Lima, Peru, lowincome residents buy bicycles through a special small-loan program. During the 1980s Japan helped bikers by boosting the number of bicycle parking spaces at railway stations about fourfold, to 2.4 million. That strategy both money and land; two bikes can fit into a square meter of parking space, while cars require about 30 sq m each. Bike-friendly policies western Germany have lifted the amount of cycling by 50% since the early 1970s.” (Source: “Back on the Bike, With a Little Help from the City”, PLANET WATCH, TIME, September 28, 1998, page 12.)

COMENTÁRIO: As frases corretas são as 1, 2 e 5. Frase 1: O texto informa que o Japão, nos anos 80, aumentou o número de estacionamentos para bicicletas (During the 1980s Japan helped bikers by boosting the number of bicycle parking spaces at railway stations about fourfold, to 2.4 million). Frase 2: O texto diz que políticas favoráveis ao uso de bicicletas na Alemanha Ocidental aumentou o número do ciclismo em 50% (Bike-friendly policies in western Germany have lifted the amount of cycling by 50% since the early 1970s”). Frase 3: A cidade de Copenhague não irá bloquear o uso de 2.300 bicicletas. Muito pelo contrário, o município disponibiliza essa quantidade de bicicletas. Frase 4: Em Lima, Peru, os moradores de baixa renda (lowincome residents) poderão comprar bicicletas através de um programa especial e pequenos empréstimos, e não pessoas que possuam uma família grande. Frase 5: Segundo o texto, a estratégia do Japão favoreceu tanto a economia como os espaços livres (That strategy saved both money and land; two bikes can fit into a square meter of parking space, while cars require about 30 sq m each).