What’s a Cycle Bus or a Bike Bus??? It’s primary school children cycling to school in a bus-like formation, protected from traffic by their parents cycling on the outside, so they get there safely, healthily, and sociably. It’s about community involvement – it’s organised by parents, grandparents, teachers, and volunteers.
Here’s a great BBC Video of how they’re spreading – everywhere ….
And this a great video of how they got started in Belfast!
But we’ve now got one of the first regular ones in England just a few miles away, organised by parents at Twyford.
And we’ve run a couple of trial runs on Hayling too! Help cut pollution and traffic congestion around schools, and create a safe and healthy environment. Help empower children to become responsible and active and give them freedom, self-reliance and a lifelong love of cycling.
Bike Worcester even has this map of local CycleBuses! (And there are a lot, and many of them only ride one day a week). Watch their YouTube talk about it on Active Travel Cafe.
Find out how Cycle Buses work, and how to organise one!
And if you’re really adventurous, this is how the Dutch do Cycle Buses!
Come on parents and grandparents – it’s time for Hayling’s Bike Bus!!!!
If you’d like your kids (or grandkids) to ride to school, join our Hayling BikeBus WhatsApp group to get started! Just contact us with your name, mobile number, school and your street address, so we can start working on a route.