National Standards Cycling Instructors will be aghast at the prosecution
of Daniel Cadden as it goes against all the principles of the
Instruction and has far reaching consequences for the training of all
cyclists.
See below:
HAMPSHIRE CYCLE TRAINING CALLS FOR CYCLING INSTRUCTORS
TO SUPPORT THE CYCLISTS' DEFENCE FUND
Following the prosecution of a cyclist for riding to approved National
Standard Cycle Training advice, Hampshire Cycle Training is supporting
the calls by the Cyclists' Touring Club, the national cyclists'
association, to support the Cyclists Defence Fund (CDF).
The CDF is an independent charity founded by the CTC in 2001 to support
court actions that may compromise the rights of cyclists on the roads.
Daniel Cadden was found guilty of obstructing other traffic by correctly
positioning himself in the traffic stream, which led to drivers
overtaking by crossing a white line. Rather than prosecute the drivers
who were breaking the law, the police bizarrely chose to prosecute
Daniel for not using a cycle track.
John Buckley, founder and lead instructor for Hampshire Cycle Training
is donating 10% of all the organisations training fees for the next two
months to the CDF and hopes other National Standard Instructors may
follow suit.
District Judge Bruce Morgan seems more intent on removing cyclists from
the roads than any in improvement in driving standards or cyclists'
safety.
For a full report of this case see:
http://www.cyclenetwork.org.uk/latest/latestj.html#latest2.html#telford
To donate money to the Cyclists' Defence Fund, go to
http://www.cyclistsdefencefund.org.uk/
Hampshire Cycle Training can be contacted on 07963 237619 or via their
website at:
http://www.hampshirecycletraining.org.uk
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Notes:
* Hampshire Cycle Training was set up in 2005 to provide high quality
accredited National Standard cycle training throughout the County for
children, adults, schools and businesses.
It provides a wide range of courses catering for all levels and
abilities of cyclist from complete beginners and school children to
family groups and business travel.
*CTC is the national organisation for all cyclists in the UK with over
70,000 members. CTC Media Officer - Yannick Read 0870 873 0063
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Website: http://www.hampshirecycletraining.org.uk
e-mail: [email hidden]
Tel/Voicemail: 07963 237619
Fax: 01256 892650
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