School Bus Bikes in Holland荷兰自行校车

张祖平

Bikes are very popular in Holland. In fact， nearly half of all travel in Holland is by bike. Now， one Dutch bike designer， Thomas， is creating a different style of bike， which may not be popular everywhere. But in Holland， where many people are interested in bikes， he thinks this new form of bike will be popular.

The big bike has eight sets of pedals1 for kids， a driver seat for an adult， and three other seats， comfortably letting little kids for their trip to and from school. The bike even has a motor2， which can help with high hills or at times when few kids on it.

So far， Thomas tells Fast Company that hes sold 25 school-bikes， at a price of $25，000 each—less than it would cost to buy a traditional school bus with the same number of seats. Along with the traditional color， the bikes are colored yellow so that they can be seen easily.

Thomas says hes sold school bus bikes to neighboring countries such as Belgium， England and Germany， but so far， the school bus bike hasnt been sold in the United States. If the U.S. agrees to buy this kind of school bus bike， it could do a lot of good to improve exercise for a young age and help them keep healthy.

自行车在荷兰很流行。事实上，在荷兰，将近一半的旅行是靠自行车的。现在，一名荷兰自行车设计师托马斯正设计一种风格不同的自行车，可能不会到处盛行，但是在荷兰这样一个很多人对自行车感兴趣的地方，他认为，这种新型自行车将大受欢迎。

这种大自行车有为孩子设计的八组脚踏板、一个成年驾驶员的座位和其他三个座位，使得孩子们往返学校很舒服。这种大自行车还有一个发动机可助力骑上坡，或者当车里只坐了几个孩子的时候（能用得上）。

托马斯告诉“快速公司”：目前他已经卖出了25辆自行校车，每辆25000美元，低于拥有相同座位的传统校车的价格。和校车一样，自行校车也被漆成了黄色，醒目易见。

托马斯说他已经把自行校车卖给了临近的国家，如比利时、英国、德国等，但目前，这种自行校车还没有在美国出售。如果美国同意买这种自行校车，对于提高儿童锻炼、保持健康都大有好处。