School Cycle Bus

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Sep 26, 20267:42Science & Medicine

Approx 5% of Irish children cycle to school every day. One idea trying to change that is the school cycle bus. It's a group of primary school children led by adult volunteers along a set route. Regan Hutchins joined the...

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