NCKU encouraged students to take abandoned bicycles on campus. Over one hundred students including local freshmen and foreign students came and chose a bicycle for themselves during the lunch break. Some students even showed up at 11:00. Everyone got a bike with satisfaction after checking the tires or selecting their favorite brand.



Taking abandoned bicycles is a great tradition in NCKU. In the beginning of every new semester, the Military Training Division would gather hundreds of abandoned bikes on campus to let the students take back. In this semester, there were about 400 bikes taken by students. The division held the activity to not only give the abandoned bikes a new life but also promote the concept of cherishing resource.

Liao, the freshman from Institute of Electrical Engineering, finished the process first. He said that the campus was too huge to have a bike as the means of transportation, so he thought the traditional activity was really helpful. He chose his own Giant bike by brand at first glance.

Vigliecca ADem, from Paris, and his five foreign classmates showed up at 11:00. They said it was inconvenient to study abroad, and the activity was a real godsend for them. They came together to help each other choose the best suitable bikes. They wanted to get durable bikes to accompany them having a happy NCKU life.



Xie, the freshman from Institute of Physiology, also got a bike for herself. She said happily that an efficient commute was important, and she followed the experience of her predecessors and found a bicycle without the need to fix. The bike had complete tires, a good break and a suitable chair, and a great blanket for her to put books and the bottle. She can barrel on the campuses now.



The Military Training Division indicated that NCKU would recycle the bikes dilapidated and messy, illegally parked, unidentified or unmanned bicycles once every semester, under the principles of maintaining the landscape in-campus and recycling the resource. After the announcement for half an year following the Police’s Lost and Found Policy, the abandoned bikes would be free for teachers and students to take them back. This time, the free bikes are about 400.