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April Streeter

April Streeter,   22 July 2009, "Japanese Bike Mamas Revolt - Government Relents (a Little)", Sweden: TreeHugger - Cars & Transportation includes video (3.39 mins)
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In Japan, sidewalk riding was one of the practices banned when the country reviewed its traffic laws. Along with that, however, the venerable urban biking tradition of moms (and some dads and grandparents) carrying two children on their low-slung safety bikes called 'mamachari' (Japanese slang term composed of 'mama' and 'charinko' or bike) for daily errands and school pickups also nearly became banned due to safety concerns. Outraged Japanese parents protested, and the government relented...at least a little. Click forward to see a fully pimped out mamachari bicycle and read more about Japanese cycling.