The Car-Replacement Bicycle

Positives

• This video presents a relatively affordable alternative to gas-powered cars for able-bodied individuals.
• The video presents a number of reasons why cargo bikes are an ideal mode of transportation for some people when public transportation is not accessible.

Additional Prerequisites

• An ad will play between 6:15 and 6:20 and the video ends at 10:35.
• Before watching the video, students should understand the pros and cons of owning a gas-powered or electric car.
• Teachers should be aware that not all people can ride a bike (for various reasons, including disability) and it may not be safe to ride bikes in inclement weather or extreme temperatures.
  

Differentiation

• Have students consider why so many cities in North America have been designed to prioritize cars rather than pedestrians or cyclists.
• This resource can be used in social studies classes during lessons about urbanization and urban planning and in engineering classes during lessons about innovations in transportation.
• To extend the lesson about other innovations related to transportation, have students watch this video about 15-minute cities and this video about bicycle infrastructure.
• Health classes can connect this resource to lessons about physical exercise and the benefits of being outside.