Cycling Proficiency

Just zis Guy said:

Jeremy Parker said:

What does the Cycling Proficiency Test cover?

More than it used to. I passed mine entirely on school playgrounds, Michael had to ride on Real
Roads(TM).

We rode on real roads when I did it thirty-something years ago. At least until I got thrown off the
course because the boy who was actually causing trouble was a teacher's son so someone else had to
be blamed :-(

Just zis Guy said:

More than it used to. I passed mine entirely on school playgrounds, Michael had to ride on Real
Roads(TM).

I did real roads 20 years ago.

Quoted message said:

Few 1-year-olds cycle on anything other than quiet residential roads anyway,

Very true, I certainly haven't seen too many 1-year-olds pedalling along main roads ;-)

Which reminds me, I must post about a trike. And maybe about doggy trailers, while I'm at it.

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Alan Braggins said:

Just zis Guy said:

Jeremy Parker said:

What does the Cycling Proficiency Test cover?

More than it used to. I passed mine entirely on school playgrounds, Michael had to ride on Real
Roads(TM).

We rode on real roads when I did it thirty-something years ago. At least until I got thrown off
the course because the boy who was actually causing trouble was a teacher's son so someone else
had to be blamed :-(

The LA Course that I instruct (for 10yrs age+) has four lessons on the playground and four on the
road, one of which is an assessed ride. There is also a HC paper.

AIUI there is no such thing as an official "Cycling Proficiency Test' anymore but that LAs set
their own.

John B

Just zis Guy said:

Few 1-year-olds cycle

I think you should have put the full stop there...

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Just zis Guy said:

Few 1-year-olds cycle

I think that sentence should stop there...

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Actually I don't think there is much difference between the road position for a wide road and a
narrow one

Only inasmuch as when the cycle lane is sufficiently wide, the best position will usually be inside
it, but as the lane narrows, you would be well advised to move to outside it. To people who set
their position by the distance from the kerb, that's not a problem; for people who rely on lane
markings more, it will take a conscious decision to move outside the cycle lane, and that may seem
wrong at first, particularly to less experienced cyclists.

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Stevie D said:

Quoted message said:

Actually I don't think there is much difference between the road position for a wide road and a
narrow one

Only inasmuch as when the cycle lane is sufficiently wide, the best position will usually be inside
it, but as the lane narrows, you would be well advised to move to outside it. To people who set
their position by the distance from the kerb, that's not a problem; for people who rely on lane
markings more, it will take a conscious decision to move outside the cycle lane, and that may seem
wrong at first, particularly to less experienced cyclists.

There are a few lanes locally that are nice and wide and the white line is just about the perfect
place to ride. OTOH, there are far more less nice lanes where the white line is only a foot or two
from the kerb - and the drain grids take up at least half of this distance.

James

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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Few 1-year-olds cycle

Quoted message said:

I think you should have put the full stop there...

Or the other 1, yes :-)

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