騎“自行車巴士”上學很酷

安徽 王宏園

“自行車巴士”——由成人領導的團體騎自行車上學活動，正在社區間流行。

Minneapolis dad Devin Olson organized a bike bus for his local school zone.Olson is the co-founder of Minneapolis Bike Parks,a grassroots organization that makes parks more bike-friendly.

Olson partnered Minneapolis Public Schools to take charge of a 2-mile bike bus that dropped off students at two elementary schools.So far, Olson has led 11 semi-annual bike buses that have grown from about 60 participants to nearly 150.“We meet at 8 am to play soccer and football and eat donuts,”Olson said.“Then we review safety measures and start our ride.It's nothing but laughing, yelling and pure joy.”

“The group makes about eight stops along the way to pick up children, many of whom are accompanied by parents or older siblings.We want kids to celebrate going to school,”explained Olson, adding that the kids who participate enjoy opportunities to mingle with peers in different grades.

Bike buses are also popular in other countries, like Spain and Canada.Tom Barnes and Rebecca Mudge, educators in Canada, joined a bike bus to transport their daughters Clara, 6, and Lily, 4, to school in London, Ontario.Their children are enthusiastic about their bike bus experience.Clara said,“I like that I get to ride with friends from school and that everyone is welcome.We have people who ride scooters（踏板車）too.”

In Portland, Oregon, Sam Balto, a physical education coach at Alameda Elementary School, said bike buses unlocked something he wasn't prepared for.In March 2022, Balto launched a weekly bike bus for his school community,attracting 75 riders.This year, those rides have continued anywhere from 150 to 190 people.?

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