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Pedal-Powered School Bus

By Handmade Charlotte | July 1st, 2011 at 12:36 am

Here’s a new weapon for fighting the child obesity problem in America–a pedal-powered school bus!

Designed by German-based bicycle builder De Cafe Racer, the bike puts the antsy little legs of 10 children to work alongside an adult who controls everything from the front. An auxiliary electric motor is available on standby, just in case the kids petering out.

Take a peek at other pedal-powered options for carting kids from cargo bike specialist WorkCycles in the slideshow below (though not all kiddie powered like the one above).

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DeRedding KDV

Specially designed for kindergartens, the KDV carries up to 8 children and offers weather protection to keep them warm dry (€2,995 at WorkCycles). Hundreds of these are already in use by schools and day care centers in the Netherlands.

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Check out other articles by Rachel here!

For more from Rachel, check out her beautifully curated blog: Handmade Charlotte. You can also follow her on Twitter , Facebook and Pinterest!

About the Author

Rachel Faucett is the author of the well-loved DIY crafts blog Handmade Charlotte. When she's not working as a designer for major brands like Anthropologie, Coats & Clark, and Plaid Enterprises, you can find her crafting on her farm outside of Atlanta with her husband and five children. She has a weekly column on Babble Voices and also contributes regularly to the Martha Stewart Living Blog, MAKE, HGTV, and more.

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