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An adapted bicycle that allows people in wheelchairs to go sightseeing

Hugo Sousa 于 2022-08-18 01:17 分享

About the solution

Fernando Batista, a member of the non-profit organization “Mais Feliz Associação” in Vagos, Portugal, is the man behind the project that wants to spread smiles in senior care institutions. The constant contact with people who usually stay indoors due to their disabilities led Fernando to challenge an expert from the bicycles industry to design one that allowed the transportation of people in their wheelchairs.

The product was an aesthetically pleasing blue ‘tricycle’ that makes users experience a traditional bike ride, while also being safe. The Smiles Bike, as it was called, was presented in the last edition of the World Bike Tour and has electric motor-assisted pedals. The special rides are available for seniors and people with reduced mobility.

The people that use the inclusive vehicle are very pleased with the result, which includes a senior who has not seen his hometown in 8 long years. Fernando is also radiant with the Smiles Bike and only hopes that in the future a similar solution can be found for bedridden people.

More information about the project can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/risoterapia/

This story was adapted from: https://cnnportugal.iol.pt/videos/a-tricicleta-unica-que-permite-transpo... and https://www.jb.pt/2022/08/bicicleta-dos-sorrisos-esta-mais-inclusiva-e-n...

The images were taken from: https://www.facebook.com/risoterapia/ , and we do not own any of them.

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Fernando Batista, a member of the non-profit “Mais Feliz Associação”, joined forces with an industry expert from a local company to develop a brand new bicycle that allows people with reduced mobility to see their hometown.

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