Cycling Proficiency test (or equivalent) for a 9 year old?

Random said:

.....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.

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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: [email hidden]

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" <[email hidden]>

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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.

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On Thu, 29 Apr 2004 21:24:39 +0100, "Random"
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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 lancashire.gov.ukroadsafetyOpen ↗
/training/passport.asp

Cheers

Andy

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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

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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

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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

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world!

Problem is, she needs some help with her "road skills" -
I'm trying to

teach

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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

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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

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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.

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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?

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