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I love the kids proficiency

I love the kids proficiency training, a local school use the end of my road for it.

As I was riding past last week in full lycra one of the kids shouted, ‘look, a professional!’

KendalRed wrote:

Do they still have the ‘Cycling Proficiency Test’ at schools these days? I remember, back in the dim and distant past (we’re talking over 30 years now…Jeez), doing mine in the junior school playground. Then again, every kid had a bike back then, but it wasn’t compulsary by any means. It would be good to get something like this up and running again – even if the kid in question doesn’t have a bike, it will give them the confidence to ride, and show them it’s not that scarey or difficult.

I never did Cycling Proficiency at school: I only owned one bike for a very brief period when I was a kid, so wasn’t able to take the course even though it was offered.

My son did Bikeability in primary school last year (end of year 5).

He failed at the first hurdle (not literally: they don’t have hurdles!), because he doesn’t enjoy it and is physically a bit backward.  We had originally been told they’d be doing it in year 6, so we thought we’d have time to get him a bit more up to speed but they just decided to move it forward – by a year! – and gave us a fortnight’s notice that they were doing Bikeability on such-and-such a date so please bring in a working bike, helmet, etc.

The children who were deemed to have passed got to ride to a cafe along the riverside cycle path.

The kids who failed were bundled into a minibus and met the others there.

ChrisB200SX wrote:

I found most of the article satirical, except this bit:
“‘The road would be a much safer place if all parties adhere to road rules, all of the time.’

According to official figures for 2014, 113 cyclists were killed and 3,401 were seriously injured on roads.”

I found most of the article

I found most of the article satirical, except this bit:
“‘The road would be a much safer place if all parties adhere to road rules, all of the time.’

According to official figures for 2014, 113 cyclists were killed and 3,401 were seriously injured on roads.”

Jimmy Ray Will wrote:

Jimmy Ray Will wrote:

I’m actually in favour of everyone getting mandatory cycle training… maybe as part of the school curriculum… as part of that, everyone can be taught what cyclists can and cannot legally do. How to use the roads, the key dangers / vulnerabilities of sharing the road, etc. Etc. For drivers, you get more competent cyclists, for cyclists you get a wider understanding of the needs and legal rights of cyclists… win win.

Do they still have the ‘Cycling Proficiency Test’ at schools these days? I remember, back in the dim and distant past (we’re talking over 30 years now…Jeez), doing mine in the junior school playground. Then again, every kid had a bike back then, but it wasn’t compulsary by any means. It would be good to get something like this up and running again – even if the kid in question doesn’t have a bike, it will give them the confidence to ride, and show them it’s not that scarey or difficult.

Jimmy Ray Will wrote:

Jimmy Ray Will wrote:

I’m actually in favour of everyone getting mandatory cycle training… maybe as part of the school curriculum… as part of that, everyone can be taught what cyclists can and cannot legally do. How to use the roads, the key dangers / vulnerabilities of sharing the road, etc. Etc.
For drivers, you get more competent cyclists, for cyclists you get a wider understanding of the needs and legal rights of cyclists… win win.

I’m in favour of it, but only for drivers. It’s not necessary for riding a bike, obviously, but possibly it should be if you are going to drive a car in the vicinity of cyclists.

(that was mostly-joking, btw, but I was provoked into it!)

@ Jimmy

@ Jimmy

Aye mandatory cycle training. Just what cycling needs, nore barriers.

Very clever.

/golfclap

You made me click, uurg.

You made me click, uurg.