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Watch: Tripura Mechanic Builds Social Distancing Bike To Safely Take Daughter To School After Lockdown Ends
Swarajya Staff
May 07, 2020, 10:44 PM | Updated 10:43 PM IST
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A mechanic from Tripura named Partha Saha has built a social-distancing motorbike which he plans to use to drop his young daughter to school whenever lockdown lifts and normalcy resumes, The Hindu has reported.
Here is a video of the bike as reported by APF.
Beti padhao- this fatherâs innovative effort to ensure his daughter can make it to school in the time of Corona and once the lockdown lifts will warm your heart ð Min @smritiirani PM @narendramodi pic.twitter.com/Kq5GnPhi0H
— ठदà¥à¤µà¥à¤¤à¤¾ à¤à¤¾à¤²à¤¾ #StayHome ð· (@AdvaitaKala) May 7, 2020
The bike which runs on battery power contains a distance of 1 metre between the biker and his or her pillon rider to ensure proper social distancing.
Saha brought an old bike from a scrap dealer, removed the engine and cut it into two parts. He subsequently attached a rod to hold the two parts together.
The bike has a top speed of 40 kmph and can travel 80 kilometre in a single charge. It can be recharged at a nominal cost of Rs 10.
Saha feels that it may not be safe for his daughter to go to school on a bus in the near future, which inspired him to come up with this innovation.
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