APP下载

骑“自行车巴士”上学很酷

2023-10-12安徽王宏园

疯狂英语·新读写 2023年3期
关键词:巴士团体上学

安徽 王宏园

“自行车巴士”——由成人领导的团体骑自行车上学活动,正在社区间流行。

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(踏板车)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.?

Reading Check

What are the children's attitudes towards bike bus experience?

____________________________________________

猜你喜欢

巴士团体上学
永不堵车的巴士
中国队获第63届IMO团体总分第一名
希望巴士
寒夜巴士上,两本并排的书
上学啦
奇客巴士·驿
团体无偿献血难成主流
美团体打广告抗议“中国制造”
和谐班子——团体活力的绝对优势