Cycling around Taiwan to overcome physical barriers.

Over the past few years, a cycling craze has swept over Taiwan, and with the aim of getting more intimate with their homeland many people have had the urge to cycle around the island. To celebrate 100 years of Taiwan, the ‘LOHAS Cycling’ activity has been organized. The activity includes 25 riders with physical disabilities, each of whom has been supplied with a specially designed ‘hand cycle’and will together with the other riders embark on the 13-day route covering 1000km.

 
The group with physical disabilities began training a few months ago and everyone participating is extremely excited about the prospect of cycling around Taiwan. People with physical disabilities face a great deal of inconvenience in their everyday lives, and in this 13-day cycling challenge, they will be forced to overcome not just their own physical and mental barriers, but many other difficulties brought about by a lack of proper disabled facilities in Taiwan.

Cycling around Taiwan to overcome physical barriers.

URL:http://www.peopo.org/news/85413

(以下為中文對照)

克服肢體障礙 手搖自行車環島出發

台灣近年來吹起了單車環台風，不少人希望挑戰騎著單車，親近台灣土地。為了慶祝民國百年，特別舉辦了「百年騎跡、樂活台灣」的活動。參與活動的民眾當中，包含了25位身障者，他們利用特別設計的手搖自行車，一起參與挑戰13天，環台1000公里的路程。這群身障的朋友從幾個月前就開始體能訓練，興奮地參與環台挑戰的旅程，肢體障礙的朋友在平日生活有許多不方便，在環島13天當中除了要克服身心體力的考驗，也考驗台灣無障礙設施的建置狀況。

 為擴大服務範圍，自2010年4月起，PeoPo每周精選三則公民報導及相關活動與發展，翻譯成英文摘要，讓更多關心台灣公民新聞的朋友，瞭解台灣在地大小事。