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Two Cooperative Kids Figure Out an Awesome Way to Share One Bike
I can't figure out how they start riding, though
By Rain Noe - Jan 14, 2016
When I was in Hue, Vietnam, I met four schoolteachers who all lived in a single-room shack. The four women could only afford two bicycles between them, so the way they commuted was two to a bike--with the one sitting on the rear placing her feet on the pedals alongside the driver's feet and pedaling in sync. It seemed they'd been doing this for years. "More faster," one of the teachers cheerfully explained to me, "less tired."
I can't tell what country the following video was shot in, though it also looks to be somewhere in Southeast Asia. In any case, these two clever kids have also figured out a way to share a single bike between them:
I am dying to know A) How they thought this up, and B) How they get started!
Rain Noe
Rain Noe is a writer and industrial designer based in New York City.
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Having lived four years in the Netherlands, where the bike is the main form of transport, it's not at all unusual to hitch a lift on someone else's bike. Parents can be seen cycling along with 3 kids balanced on the bike (one on the handle bar, one on the frame in front of you, and the biggest on the luggage rack!) and any Dutch girl has learned from a young age to balance herself riding side saddle on the luggage rack , even if she is too drunk to stand up! The trick is to step off the bike at the lights and delicately hop back on as soon as the bike is in motion again...
If your curious what it looks like:
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Thanks Frederick, I love hearing these kinds of international anecdotes!
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We use to do that back in the 80's. Not for commuting though.
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Nevermind how they got started... how do they get off?
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Fantastic! The constant laughter of the guys who took the video says it all!
As an adult, my attempts to share a bicycle have been uncomfortable and a bit scary.!Report as spam
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