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If you've got 4 kids all under 4yo, you're kind of screwed no matter what vehicle you drive. For biking, you'd probably be looking at a Bakfiets with electric
by Steltek 7y ago
If you've got 4 kids all under 4yo, you're kind of screwed no matter what vehicle you drive. For biking, you'd probably be looking at a Bakfiets with electric assist plus a trailer.
Presuming we've sufficiently eliminated car traffic and the roads are safe for kids, it's also likely that at least one of those kids can bike themselves to the store with you.
- nradov 7y ago4 kids will fit easily in a minivan or large SUV. Lots of families manage that.
- Steltek 7y ago4 kids will fit after everyone has been dressed, got their shoes on, got their shoes on again, been lifted/chased into the car/bike. That's what I meant by "screwed". The choice of vehicle doesn't really matter. Once they're older, kids can bike themselves or walk. Families also manage that.
- nradov 7y agoMost parents consider their children to be blessings rather than "screwed". But I see you've already made up your mind to be condescending about family choices. You obviously know better than those other parents, right?
- kiba 7y agoI don't see how you managed to see something like that as condescending or condemning your family choices. It's just a problem that parents with four children presumably have to deal with?
- fooblitzky 7y agoI've heard of one car-free mother that moved seven kids around by bike on a daily basis. If memory serves, she got a shout-out in this book: https://seattle.bibliocommons.com/item/show/2862141030 https://seattle.bibliocommons.com/item/show/2862141030
- Steltek 7y agoThat's pretty cool. Funny enough, I saw a mother of 4 biking today in Boston. It was raining and 50F/10C outside. She had a bakfiets with 3 onboard and a kid pedaling behind her. I don't think they were going grocery shopping though.