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Introducing:The Mamachari Bicycle
Sep 12th, 2008
Over at Treehugger, we introduce the Mamachari. It is a really simple bicycle that you see all over Japan. Usually mothers use them for quick trips to the grocery store or to bring the kids to kindergarden. Thus the name, a combination of “mama” and “chariot”. Nope, the mamachari is not particularly sexy, but it is easy to ride and always comes with a basket up front. Plus a baby seat. Or sometimes two babyseats: one up front and one in the back.
Now, there is a heated debate about bike safety, with more and more people calling for bicycle lanes.
Shigeki Kobayashi, head of the Bicycle Usage Promotion Study Group, a Tokyo-based nonprofit organization, says to The Yomiuri:
“Mothers want the means and conditions for them to be able to transport their children safely. Even if three-seat bicycles are developed, there remain fears that cyclists could crash into pedestrians or that the riders could fall on the pavement. The debates should proceed in a manner that clearly sets aside separate spaces for pedestrians, bicycles and cars.”
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