"As more families have considered biking to school during the pandemic, they’ve turned to group bike commutes to make their journeys safer — and more visible."
"A man in a Superman costume and a child on a tricked-out tricycle, affectionately nicknamed “trek-ceratops,” stood out among the pack of cyclists riding right down the middle of JFK Drive in San Francisco on their way to school.
Two parents sped ahead to the intersection at the corner of 11th and Mission to block off traffic. No police escort was present. And music blasted from the speakers on “Trek-ceratops.”
All together, more than 100 kids and parents got on their bikes on a brisk Friday morning in January to form a bike bus — a group of people who cycle together on a set route at the same time of day for commuting purposes.
“I love all the freedom and independence [bike buses] give to parents and kids. The kids on these rides have so much fun,” said Peter Belden, the lead organizer of the San Francisco bike bus and co-founder of Kid Safe SF, an organization dedicated to making San Francisco’s streets safe for kids and reducing the barriers to biking."
Maxwell Adler reports for Bloomberg City Lab February 10, 2022.
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