Young Children Learning how to stay safe on their Bycycles

[DulwichFox]

Good to see a group of young children Learning how to stay safe on their Bycycles

Being instructed by adult superviser on Ulverscroft / Whateley rd. what seems, how to approach

and turn right at potentially dangerous T-Juncton.

Children need to have the experience that they cannot get in the Park.

All wearing Hi-Vis and Helmets..

All Kids need this to help them stay safe

Fox.

[Peckhamrye]

I've seen them out too and thought what a great idea it was.

[northlondoner]

Yes I can see the point on a sleepy side road. But my blood turns cold whenever I see a small child on a bike in traffic. Just seems really irresponsible to me.

[Asset]

The more small children on bikes on the road, the more careful drivers will have to be.

Someone I know is a cycle instructor and takes Yr 5/6 kids out in Westminster - they sometimes do the Wellington Arch roundabout, eek!

[northlondoner]

I wouldn't be prepared to bet my child's life on that.

[Renata Hamvas]

Hi Fox, the children you would have seen would be year 6 and doing a cycling proficiency course.

Renata

[Asset]

the argument would be that you'd be betting on their life letting them cycle around without having had the proficiency training

[jimbo1964]

Sounds great. I'll sign my boy up for a course next year when he's 6 (not that he's going near the Wellington Arch).

[northlondoner]

Asset Wrote:

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> the argument would be that you'd be betting on

> their life letting them cycle around without

> having had the proficiency training

Not talking about official training - it's the parents with toddlers that make me think....WTF?

[nunhead_man]

Excellent - creating the new generation of cyclists - after a gap of at least one generation blinded by the myths of universal freedom createdby the car.

jimbo1964 Wrote:

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> Sounds great. I'll sign my boy up for a course

> next year when he's 6 (not that he's going near

> the Wellington Arch).

[fuzzyboots]

I often see Cycling proficiency training going on around Herne Hill - must be a course offered from the Velodrome? Schools used to offer the scheme, but alas it seems that has been dropped.

I took my CPS Test in year 5 and shall be booking my daughter onto the herne hill course in the easter or summer holidays. Essential road awareness training.

[katgod]

Children from Heber Primary in Year 6 recently completed such a course. Quite likely that it was them on Whateley Road. Not all schools have dropped it.

[fuzzyboots]

Katgod that's brilliant :).

I shall enquire with my kids school about reviving it - inspired by your comment here :)

[monica]

Southwark residents can apply for free lessons through cycle instructor

http://www.cyclinginstructor.com/

For Southwark, I think the children need to be 9 and above. Check out the website.

Stewart Vanns who also works in Collaboration with SNUB on our Bike projects is an instructor for cycling instructor.

Good luck

[fuzzyboots]

Wicked @monica - thank you :)

[Strawberryfields]

Hey guys,

That would have been me taking the lessons on Whatley Road.

If anyone is interested in free cycle training for yourselves or your children, please feel free to call me on;

07787117088

Many thanks,

Gerry.