Youth en Route learned in June that Calgary special education classes had the use of just one adaptive trike, shared between eight schools. CTVKevinFleming
Students in the Paced Learning Program at Forest Lawn High School spend a class riding two and three-wheeled bikes provided by Youth en Route.
On Tuesday, students at Forest Lawn High School headed to the gymnasium to test out the trikes, which are designed for adults and larger kids who cannot, as a result of various challenges, ride a conventional bike. "Kids think it's kind of a treat to ride a bike inside the school," he said. "I do sometimes let them ride down the hallway, back to the bike room – if it's clear – so they view this as both fun and also something they've never done before, in terms of being inside of the school doing it."
Laura Shutiak, the executive director of Youth en Route, says wants to change that by making bicycles and tricycles available for students who want them."Cycling is a life skill, it's something that everybody should know how to do," Shutiak said. "But for many of these kids, it's a mode of transportation, it's a way to get around and if you don't know how to ride, it's not an option for you.
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