A Simple Solution
How do you get to school or work? Bamboo bikes are becoming a popular form of transportation in many cities around the world. Why?
Bamboo bikes are cheap, and they are lighter than ordinary bikes. They have tubes of bamboo, not metal. Bamboo is flexible and and makes the bike comfortable to ride. And, more importantly, bamboo bike are eco-friendly. Bamboo is a natural material and grows in many places.
People around the world are now designing and building bamboo bikes. For example, designer Flavio Deslander, of Sao Paulo, Brazil, is making bamboo bicycles. The Department of Education in Sao Paulo gives thousands of bamboo bikes to student in public schools in poor neighborhoods. The Traffic Department then teachers them how to ride safely. Some of the students that ride the bike to school work in Flavio's factory after classes.
Would you like to get to school or go to work on a bamboo bike?