Brilliant idea, but beautiful teacher is not included.
From co.exist:
The Dutch are bicycle fanatics. Almost half of daily travel in the Netherlands is by bicycle, while the country’s bike fleet comfortably outnumbers its 16 million people. Devotees of the national obsession have taken the next logical step by launching what is likely the first bicycle school bus.
Built by Tolkamp Metaalspecials, and sold by the De Cafe Racer company, the bicycle school bus (BCO in Dutch) is powered entirely by children and the one adult driver (although there is an electric motor for tough hills). Its simple design has eight sets of pedals for the kids (ages 4 to 12), a driver seat for the adult, and three bench seats for freeloaders. The top speed is about 10 miles per hour, and features a sound system and canvas awning to ward off rainy days. (more here)
When I visited Holland twenty years ago the people seemed extraordinarily beautiful and healthy. Were my impressions correct?
Dutch are a biking nation, that is for sure! Although I have seen many different ways of transporting children and pets by bike, I have yet to see the bicycle school bus. Must be fun!
I regularly used ‘bakfiets’ aka cargo bike for almost two years to take the kids to school, sport event, and I even went to the market with it. Loved it!
Every year a charity program is organized by Viva Mama Magazine in Vondelpark, Amsterdam, it’s also called ‘Mama Bakfiets Race’. Through this event the organization is donating medicines to pregnant African women with HIV, in order to reduce the chance of HIV infected children born.
I’ve found a youtube video about this event:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cy0UmakZck
This is absolutely brilliant! I want one of these!