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New Taipei City Offers Bike Rental Discounts for World Bicycle Day

From Liberty Times · () Chinese

Translated from Chinese, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • New Taipei City is offering discounts on bicycle rentals at its riverside stations on June 3 to celebrate World Bicycle Day.
  • Renters can receive discounts of up to 50% by using the 'FunBike Maji' LINE account for rental and payment, and posting photos with the stations on social media.
  • The city promotes cycling as a green transportation method to reduce carbon emissions and environmental pollution, while encouraging riders to yield to pedestrians on shared paths.

New Taipei City is encouraging residents to embrace cycling as a green transportation choice by offering special discounts on World Bicycle Day, celebrated annually on June 3.

The city's High Reach Area Engineering Management Office is partnering with the 'FunBike Maji' LINE account (@funbike_maji) to provide incentives for bicycle rentals at riverside stations. To avail of the discounts, participants must use the LINE account for rental and electronic payment on June 3. They also need to post a photo with a New Taipei riverside bike rental station on platforms like Facebook or Instagram, tagging it with #603WorldBicycleDay or #June3WorldBicycleDay.

To respond to World Bicycle Day, on June 3rd, at the New Taipei riverside bike rental stations, use 'FunBike Maji' LINE (@funbike_maji) for rental and electronic payment, and post a photo with the New Taipei riverside rental station on FB or IG, tagging #603WorldBicycleDay or #June3WorldBicycleDay for discounts. Visiting one station gets 10% off, three stations get 30% off, and five or more stations get 50% off. Returns can be made at any station without time limits.

— Huang Yu-binDirector of New Taipei City's High Reach Area Engineering Management Office, explaining the World Bicycle Day promotion.

Discounts range from 10% for visiting one station, 30% for three stations, and up to 50% for five or more stations. The rented bicycles can be returned at any station regardless of time. The promotion aims to reduce carbon emissions and environmental pollution, promoting health, environmental protection, and sustainable development.

New Taipei City boasts numerous riverside bike paths, many of which are shared by cyclists and pedestrians. The city emphasizes the importance of riders yielding to pedestrians and adhering to cycling etiquette. Information on rental stations and events can be found on the official website and Facebook page of the Bicycle & Creative Commons Foundation.

The bicycle paths in New Taipei's riverside parks are mainly 'shared paths' for both people and bicycles, but bicycles should still yield to pedestrians and observe relevant riding etiquette.

— Huang Yu-binDirector of New Taipei City's High Reach Area Engineering Management Office, on cycling etiquette.
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Originally published by Liberty Times in Chinese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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