Neijmegen pedal powered School Bus

[Gareth]

Nijmegen pedal powered school bus.... It is a real thing used for getting the kids to and from school and I really do think we should have a few of these in this country...... and yes, although it does have electric assist the kids still have to help pedal it up quite a long hill. The first two photos are the ones that I took when we were in Nijmegen last summer, the rest have been culled from the internet.

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http://www.treehugger.com/bikes/netherlands-kids-take-bicycle-bus-school.html

 

[glasgowcyclist]

So someone has thought of the children. Excellent!

GC

 

[classic33]

Slacker at the back, in white.

 

[Scoosh]

Slacker at the back, in white.

I think you are mistaken. If you look at his feet, they are in the same positions as the child 2 in front and of the adult ...

 

[mickle]

Chain's slack.

 

[ianrauk]

That is awesome.

 

[Smokin Joe]

Good Lord!!!

No helmets

 

[summerdays]

I like that!

 

[User169]

The bus is owned by an afterschool organization, so it collects kids from school in the afternoon, takes them to the afterschool premises and they are picked up later by their parents.

These ones are used near us. The kids don't have to do anything and I think you get about 6 children in them.

Older kids have to ride their own bikes, so you often see these with a following flotilla of kids on bikes.

 

[G3CWI]

No helmets, no air bags, no seatbelts - what on earth are they thinking of...

 

[Gareth]

In fact with the Green & Yellow livery it would make a great team bus for Norwich City................. and the way they've been playing this season utilising this might make a great team building exercise pedalling the 3 miles or so to & from Carrow road to the Little Melton practice ground.

 

[mjr]

In fact with the Green & Yellow livery it would make a great team bus for Norwich City................. and the way they've been playing this season utilising this might make a great team building exercise pedalling the 3 miles or so to & from Carrow road to the Little Melton practice ground.

They'd never fit through the accursed slalom barriers or A barriers on the cycle tracks so they'd have to stay on road most of the way

 

[ufkacbln]

No helmets, no air bags, no seatbelts - what on earth are they thinking of...

Just thinking

 

[markg0vbr]

Chain's slack.

In the uk They would need one at the back with drums and a bull whip or a pack of dogs chasing them.
Like the Ozzie teacher did with the crocodile in the swimming pool.

I have seen the duch school peloton come past with one grown up at the front and kids dropping on the back as they past each road ending on the way to school, it was awesome and steaming along.

 

[steveindenmark]

Good Lord!!!

No helmets

You dont often see helmets in Holland.