"He had to walk back": Mother reports that her son was prevented from entering the university on his bicycle

A Cuban mother reported on Facebook this Thursday that her son was prevented from entering his university by bicycle, the only means of transport that the family was able to afford with difficulty so that the young man wouldn't have to walk the distance every day.

Odanelys Abreu García recounted in a post on social media that her son arrived at the university center as usual on his bicycle, but the access staff did not allow him to enter with the vehicle. As an alternative, they offered to leave it "off to the side," an option the student immediately rejected for safety reasons.

The young man then had to return home, leave the bicycle, and walk back "almost running" to avoid being late for class.

"My son went to university this morning like every day on his bike, which I was able to buy for him secondhand after much effort, but it solves the problem so he doesn't have to go on foot anymore. Today, he arrived drenched in sweat because he had to bring it back and walk since they wouldn't let him pass on his bicycle," the mother wrote.

The consequence was that the student arrived at the university "drenched in sweat and unable to nourish himself properly," as Abreu García describes, visibly indignant.

The mother also shared a link in her post that could be seen as the reason, as the ruler Miguel Díaz-Canel visited the Scientific-Technological Park of Matanzas this Thursday.

The episode takes on an additional emotional weight because the mother points out that her son suffered from bullying when he was young. "Anyone who knows my son knows that he has special characteristics and suffered abuse and bullying as a child, and now this," she wrote. "I call this abuse."

The incident occurs just two days after the start of the 2026-2027 university course in Cuba, which began on September 1 amid the fuel and transportation crisis that is paralyzing the country.

The paradox is evident: while the collapse of public transportation forces thousands of Cubans to turn to bicycles as the only viable alternative, some state institutions impose internal restrictions that prevent access with these vehicles and fail to provide secure parking.

"How far are we going to go?" concluded Abreu García.