Montclair’s ‘Bike Bus’ Grows Amid Safety Concerns—Are Our Streets Really Ready for Kids?
In Montclair, NJ, the rise of a 350-strong ‘bike bus’ for schoolchildren sheds light on a critical question: Why must parents band together like this to ensure their kids’ safety? This grassroots movement exposes glaring gaps in local infrastructure and raises urgent questions about government priorities.
Watching more than 350 children and their parents pedal together through Montclair, New Jersey, might seem like a heartwarming community story at first glance. But beneath the cheerful helmets and coordinated orange vests lies a sobering truth—it takes this much effort just to make biking to school feel safe in America today.Is Our Nation Failing Its Youngest Citizens?The "bike bus" began as a humble initiative by five concerned parents who found the prospect of cycling alone with their kids unsafe. Fast forward three years, and the group has swelled to hundreds, traversing carefully plotted low-traffic streets in a weekly ritual...
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