Cycling to school is about to become as important a topic as cycling to work. And why not?
A great wedge of traffic every morning is ferrying kids backwards and forth from school, in the misguided belief that it's safer.
Cycling regularly would pretty much guarantee your child wouldn't become one of the unfortunate generation who are in the grip of an obesity epidemic. The government recommends that young people get an hour of exercise a day. Cycling to school seems like a pretty obvious way to get this.
The health of our kids and the environment they grow up in are pretty persuasive factors. For those needing a push, Sustrans, the leading sustainable transport charity have been running the 'bike it' scheme. As well as pushing the obvious benefits its offering cycling advice and sweetners. Like providing free breakfasts for every child that cycles in.
If this wasn't enough to get our kids riding, a new cycling superhero is emerging to help kids out when they're in need of bikes and cycling knowledge. Turn to pages 9-10 of the latest edition of Sustrans magazine: The Hub. They call him Gus.
