View Full Version : Cycling Proficiency test (or equivalent) for a 9 year old?
When I was a lad we took our bikes into school for a few
days and learned how to deal with traffic, junctions, etc..
and at the end we were tested and got a nice shiny badge,
sticker and certificate. I can still remember vividly having
to chicane around a set of traffic cones in the playground!
I'm now a little older (33 to be precise) and my 9 year old
daughter is enjoying cycling - She comes out with me at
weekends and we cycle along the canal for miles. It's really
enjoyable as it's quiet and peaceful (and flat). Kudos to
the Industrial Revolution for generating the best cycle path
in the world!
Problem is, she needs some help with her "road skills" - I'm
trying to teach her as best I can but I don't want her to
pick up my bad habits.
Anyways, her school don't seem to have any idea about cycle
training so are there any groups/schemes in the East Lancs
area (Blackburn/Accrington) who do this kind of thing? I'd
like her to get some advice or training from someone who
knows the rules and best practices for being safe and
responsible.
Any advice would be appreciated
Cheers
R
p.s - I've got my 5 year old daughter to train next - She's
only just got her first bike (without stabilisers I
might add) and it'll take a few weeks before she's safe
to go anywhere near a path let alone a road!
Random wrote:
>
> .....my 9 year old daughter is enjoying cycling - She
> comes out with me at weekends and we cycle along the canal
> for miles. It's really enjoyable as it's quiet and
> peaceful (and flat).
>
> Problem is, she needs some help with her "road skills" -
> I'm trying to teach her as best I can but I don't want her
> to pick up my bad habits.
> Anyways, her school don't seem to have any idea about
> cycle training so are there any groups/schemes in the East
> Lancs area (Blackburn/Accrington) who do this kind of
> thing? I'd like her to get some advice or training from
> someone who knows the rules and best practices for being
> safe and responsible.
>
> Any advice would be appreciated
I would suggest you contact Greg Woodford at CTC HQ, the
Cycle Training Officer.
e-mail: Greg.Woodford@ctc.org.uk
A number of new intructors have recently qualified to
deliver the new National Standard and there may very well be
one in your area. If not I am sure he would be able to point
you in the right direction. The National Standard is also
far ahead of many of the local authority training schemes
which give lip-service to cycling in order to be able
quality of that training or either in content or standard of
instruction.
I am presently setting up a training scheme but I am afraid
a 200 mile ride for your daughter to each session might just
be a little too much ;-)
Good luck. I hope you find somewhere.
John B
On Thu, 29 Apr 2004 21:24:39 +0100, "Random" <jaldjad@asdasdasd.com>
wrote in message <40916483$0$20512$cc9e4d1f@news-text.dial.pipex.com>:
>Anyways, her school don't seem to have any idea about cycle
>training so are there any groups/schemes in the East Lancs
>area (Blackburn/Accrington) who do this kind of thing? I'd
>like her to get some advice or training from someone who
>knows the rules and best practices for being safe and
>responsible.
Best of luck. Oxfordshire CC run courses in the school
holidays, which is where my elder son did his (aged 9), so
it can happen if there's a will. Try the council, I guess.
--
Guy
===
May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after
posting. http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk (http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk/)
88% of helmet statistics are made up, 65% of them at
Washington University
"Just zis Guy, you know?" <outlook.bugs@microsoft.com> wrote in message news:<d0t290l16k8s153t7dejtm55729co0aeik@4ax.com>...
> On Thu, 29 Apr 2004 21:24:39 +0100, "Random"
> <jaldjad@asdasdasd.com> wrote in message <40916483$0$20512$cc9e4d1f@news-
> text.dial.pipex.com>:
>
> >Anyways, her school don't seem to have any idea about
> >cycle training so are there any groups/schemes in the
> >East Lancs area (Blackburn/Accrington) who do this kind
> >of thing? I'd like her to get some advice or training
> >from someone who knows the rules and best practices for
> >being safe and responsible.
>
> Best of luck. Oxfordshire CC run courses in the school
> holidays, which is where my elder son did his (aged 9), so
> it can happen if there's a will. Try the council, I guess.
being allowed to ride in to scholl, but they require
H******s to be worn ;-)
I'm not sure about the schools covered by Blackburn with
Darwen but Lancashire County Council runs a Passport to
Safer Cycling scheme for young people.
My dad did a trainer course to run it at the school he works
at. I give him a hand with the course and have found it to
be quite good. It's similar to the Cycling Proficiency
courses that used to be about.
Info at http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/environment/roadsafety-
/training/passport.asp
Cheers
Andy
"Random" <jaldjad@asdasdasd.com> wrote in message news:40916483$0$20512$cc9e4d1f@news-
text.dial.pipex.com...
> When I was a lad we took our bikes into school for a few
> days and learned how to deal with traffic, junctions,
> etc.. and at the end we were tested
and
> got a nice shiny badge, sticker and certificate. I can
> still remember vividly having to chicane around a set of
> traffic cones in the playground!
>
> I'm now a little older (33 to be precise) and my 9 year
> old daughter is enjoying cycling - She comes out with me
> at weekends and we cycle along
the
> canal for miles. It's really enjoyable as it's quiet and
> peaceful (and flat). Kudos to the Industrial Revolution
> for generating the best cycle path in
the
> world!
>
> Problem is, she needs some help with her "road skills" -
> I'm trying to
teach
> her as best I can but I don't want her to pick up my
> bad habits.
>
> Anyways, her school don't seem to have any idea about
> cycle training so
are
> there any groups/schemes in the East Lancs area
> (Blackburn/Accrington) who do this kind of thing? I'd like
> her to get some advice or training from someone who knows
> the rules and best practices for being safe and
> responsible.
>
> Any advice would be appreciated
>
> Cheers
>
> R
>
> p.s - I've got my 5 year old daughter to train next -
> She's only just got her first bike (without
> stabilisers I might add) and it'll take a few
weeks
> before she's safe to go anywhere near a path let
> alone a road!
Nowhere near East Lancs I'm afraid.
But out of interest, Greenwich Cyclists are working with a
local school, Thomas a Beckett, to provide cycle training
for year five pupils. The training will be done by
professional trainers.
I admit though that I haven't had much to do with it. One of
the things we do want to do is have a regular programme of
family rides at the weekends.
On 30 Apr 2004 03:51:31 -0700 someone who may be
Martinm2@wcms.org.uk (MartinM) wrote this:-
>being allowed to ride in to scholl, but they require
>H******s to be worn ;-)
Do they take a similar interest "allowing" pupils to get to
school by other means of transport?
--
David Hansen, Edinburgh | PGP email preferred-key number
F566DA0E I will always explain revoked keys, unless the UK
government prevents me using the RIP Act 2000.
vBulletin, Copyright ©2000-2009, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Search Engine Friendly URLs by
vBSEO 3.3.0
