Cargo bike

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A cargo bike does not behave like an ordinary bicycle. It responds more slowly, weighs more in the turns and needs a wider space both in traffic and when parking. The steps below make the trip predictable, from loading to locking it up on arrival.

Green cargo bike with a load

A green cargo bike seen from the side with a wooden box at the front holding a blue bag and a red package.

About this visual support

Weight changes everything. A cargo bike with children, bags and groceries weighs several times more than an ordinary bicycle, and that shows up in three situations: starting from standstill, turning at low speed and braking downhill. The rider has to plan further ahead than usual, and the passenger needs to know what comes next.

Visual support helps on both sides. A row of pictures for loading, strapping in, helmet, riding and parking gives the passenger a clear order, and the adult stops repeating the same instructions every time. Children who know the helmet comes before the rolling also protest less, because the helmet no longer interrupts something already under way.

One tip is to make strapping in a step of its own with its own picture rather than a detail of loading. That is the moment most often skipped when everyone is in a hurry. In Routined the trip can sit as a routine with the same order every time, and the app can be tried for fourteen days at no cost.