What has two wheels(轮子), runs on human energy and is red, pink, blue or any other color? A bicycle.
①In the US, the number of people who bike (骑自行车）in and around the city has increased. More people bike to work, to the store or to go to the movies. There are more bike lanes(车道)，bike signs, bike shops and there is even a popular bike idea, Capital Bikeshare, which allows people to rent(租用) bikes to get from place to place.
• Kids also like biking to school.
②"In winter we walk, and in the rest of the seasons we ride our bikes, " Olivia Steckler, 8, said. She studies in a public school in Northeast Washington.
"It makes me feel happy," she said about biking. It takes her about 15 minutes to ride from home to school.
Olivia is one of many kids in Washington, especially in the Capitol Hill area, who bike to school with an adult.
Malia Weedon, 8, a third grader at Maury Elementary School, likes to bike because it's faster than walking. It takes her about five minutes to get to school on her bike. She's been biking to school for several years now and likes to race her little brother, William,
Jennifer Hefferan, whose job is to make sure kids in Washington get to school safely, said that more people are calling her to ask about bike safety for kids. She also said that schools ask for more bike racks (自行车停放架）almost every day.
