Differences in bicycling between China and other countries People all over the world ride

Differences in bicycling between China and other countries
People all over the world ride bicycles . But there are many differences between China and other countries .
Wearing helmets(头盔)
You may think  helmets  are useless .But you are wrong . In many places kids have to wear them when they ride bikes . In some places of the United States , it's against the law (违反法律）for kids under 16 to ride without  helmets  .Many people say that helmets are like seat belts (安全带） for bikes .
Bike lanes (车道）
In China , bicycles have their own special lanes on the road . People can ride next to cars . In the USA , roads are only for cars . People don't ride their bikes to school or work . But this isn't true everywhere in the West . In the Netherlands(荷兰）there are more bikes than people . The whole country has bicycle lanes .
Riding for fun
Do you ride your bike to school ? In China this is very mon . But in the USA , kids only ride their bikes for fun on the weekend . They regard bicycling as a sport . Many cities have special parks .People turn old railways(铁路） into bike roads . People can ride from town to town  .
【小题1】What are  the differences between China and other countries in bicycling ?
Wearing helmets , bike lanes , riding for fun  are the differences between China and other countries in bicycling .
【小题2】Which country has the law that everyone must wear a helmet while riding ?
The United States  has the law that everyone must wear a helmet while riding  .
【小题3】What do many people think of helmets  ?
They think that helmets are  like seat belts  for bikes .
【小题4】Which country has more bikes than people ?
In the Netherlands  there are more bikes than people  .
【小题5】What do Americans regard bicycling as and how do they do  ?
They regard it as  a sport ; parks ; old railways  ; they build some special  　  and turn  　  into bike roads .