Can you imagine getting on your bicycle and taking a 22-mile ride with your eyes closed? The Tallahassee Council of the Blind, in the U.S. state of Florida, was up to the task.

Capital City Cyclists and bicycle shops, Higher Ground and Sunshine Cycles, lent their bikes and their talents to take 24 visually impaired people on a tandem bicycle ride.

The non-visually impaired cyclist steered the bicycle, while the visually impaired person peddled sitting at the back. The cyclist on the front of the bike is called the captain and the cyclist on the back is called the stoker. The captain tells the stoker when to slow down, speed up, break and shift their weight for a turn.

This is the council's first cycling event as a group. Although many members had tandem-cycled before. "It emphasises that we can do just about anything anyone else can," said Mycell Armington, second vice-president of the council.

Also, Capital City Cyclists member Gary Robertson said, “It takes communication from the captain and the stoker. It is a very good test of relationships.”