"The Bike to Work scheme will offer incentives to citizens to ensure the area becomes more liveable," says local councillor Stefano Natali, adding that it will naturally mean less traffic on the streets, and will have health benefits. The Italian Federation Friends of the Bicycle (FIAB), which helped to develop the idea, says it hopes that other towns will now follow Massarosa's lead.

当地议员斯特凡诺·纳塔莉说，“骑车上班计划为公民提供奖励措施，目的是确保该地区更宜居。”她补充道，这自然意味着街上的车辆会变少，对居民的健康有利。意大利自行车友会（FIAB）协助制定了该计划，并称希望其他市镇能效仿这个由马萨罗萨镇牵头的计划。

A similar scheme was introduced in France in 2014, with mixed results. While a six-month trial found that paying people to cycle to work did increase the numbers doing so, the majority had been using public transport, rather than private vehicles. Of those making the move from cars to bicycles, most had already been carpooling.

2014年，法国推出过类似的方案，结果好坏参半。六个月的试验发现，发补贴的做法的确增加了骑行上班族的数量，但其中大部分人之前已经放弃私家车，在乘公共交通了。那些从开车转向骑车的人，其实大部分人之前已经在拼车了。

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