The initiative was thought up a few months ago by the Roulez Jeunesse association. The objective of transport in Rosalie? Offering seniors a means of gentle mobility to carry out their local shopping in Niort.
In the town of Niort, you can come across, at any time, pink rosalies, an atypical brown. Initially visible on the seafronts or tourist places, these strange machines have taken over the city of Niort in recent months.
Users have several spaces to load their shopping. • © France TV
Carried by theRoll youth associationtransport in Rosalie is the way to strengthen proximity with the city’s seniors: ” We offer this service particularly to independent residences. The idea is to offer seniors transportation from their home to their shopping location or to the market. It is a useful way which also helps to break the loneliness for some “, confides Jérôme Baudouin, co-founder and responsible for development of Roulez Jeunesse.
The baskets are heavy, it is sometimes painful to do your shopping. There, it’s a great comfort.
André and Marie-Blanche
Rosalie users
For seniors, it is also the ideal way to combine business with pleasure. The Rosalie has electric assistance, is managed by members of the association. But, a second pedal board is available to beneficiaries. If it has no impact on the trajectories or speed of the rosalie, it allows volunteers to work on their cardio and do physical activity.
Exercising while walking is popular: “We attract curiosity and desire throughout our journeys. We are moving forward with the certainty that it is a means of transport for the future. The perspectives are limitless. We have already transported brides and grooms, but also carried out visits with a tourist guide “.
The electrically assisted rosalie moves forward using a pedal. • © France TV
Sunday in Niort is market day. So, the activity of the rosalies is in full swing by increasing the number of transports. The beneficiaries unanimously support this new type of activity..
For some, it is even the possibility of find a form of freedom : “Personally, I have poor mobility. I do everything with my electric bike, but I lack space to store my groceries. There, with Rosalie, we meet people, we chat. This allows you to move around without getting tired, while storing your belongings. It’s a great initiative“, underlines Jean, 69 years old.
On another rosalie, a retired couple who are also playing the rosalie game: ” It’s a very nice surprise. We discover this service. They came to pick us up at the door of the house to take us to the market. The baskets are heavy, it is sometimes painful to do your shopping. There, it’s a great comfort “.
Passionate, the members of the Roulez Jeunesse association also introduce their rosalie to children. • © France TV
The Roulez jeunesse association multiplies the journeys with its rosalies. And when the senior beneficiaries are at the races, Jérôme Baudouin introduces his rosalie to the youngest.
With her seven-year-old daughter, Candice is also under the spell of the device: ” It’s great, we discover the city differently. We’re slowing down, so we have time to see what we don’t usually see in a car. And then for my daughter, it’s a beautiful moment of discovery “.
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