You Say You Want A Revolution? Bike Buses Offer Safe, Healthy, Green Transit
With apologies to John Lennon, bicyclists in Australia may now be able to show the plans for a revolution in environmentally friendly transportation. They call it a bike bus.
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Safety is the number one concern impeding people who would be otherwise interested in biking to work. Solve the safety problem and you may get bicycle commuters as you’ve never had them before.
Australian bicycle commuters have come up with a simple solution: stay safe by sticking together.
From the bike bus website:
“A bike bus is a group of people who cycle to work in a group. It’s called a ‘bus’ because there is a set route and timetable so it can pick up more ‘passengers’ along the way. Cycling is a quick, fun way to get to work while keeping fit and healthy. A bike bus adds sociability and comfort. And it’s zero emission commuting, so you save 1.3 tonnes of greenhouse emissions per annum, for a 10km commute.”
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Looks great Gavin. After living in London it’s enough to put you off bike riding in a city for life. I used to walk to work but seeing many an aftermath of an bike accident I can only think a bike bus would help tremendously on popular routes.
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