CyclinginChina(在中国骑自行车)cyclinginchinanotmorethanadecadeago,themajorityofyoungpeopleandadultsinchinareachedfortheirbicycleswhenevertheywantedtomakeashortjourney.today,especiallyinthetowns,thenumberisfallingfast.inbeijing,itisestimatedthat60%ofalljourneysusedtobeonabicycleandcrowdsofcycliststhrongedthemainroads.today,althoughtheproportionofpeoplewhocycleisstillquitelargeespeciallyincomparisonwithothercountries,thefigurehasbeguntofall.thereareofcourseanumberofdifferentreasonsforthis.thebusserviceshaveimprovedandthesubwaysystemisexpanding,makingiteasierforpeopletofindothermeansoftransport.afewpeoplehavebeenluckyenoughtobeabletobuycarsandtherearealsomanymoretaxisontheroads.anotherreasonforthedeclineinbicycleuseisaresultofchina’seconomicgrowth.nowadays,manypeopleareearninghighersalariesthaninthepastandtheyarewillingtospendalittleofthismoneyongettingtoandfromtheirplaceofwork.在中国骑自行车不到十年前,如果外出的地方不远,中国大多数青少年和成年人都会骑自己的自行车。如今,特别在城里,骑车人数急剧下降。据估计,以往在北京出门的人60%都用自行车,大批骑车人在主干道上拥挤不堪。虽然,目前与别国相比,骑车人数所占比例依然可观,但这个数字开始下降。当然出现上述情况的原因很多。公交服务已有改善,地铁线路正在延伸,使人们更容易找到另一种交通方式。有些人很走运,买得起轿车;马路上还有更多的出租车。自行车使用减少的另一原因是中国经济增长的结果。眼下许多人的薪金比以往高;他们愿意花费一点钱用在上下班路上。