Cycle training. What's your view?

[thecyclist88]

people go on about driver awareness for drivers, how about cycling training for cyclists? A good idea?

 

[Pat "5mph"]

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[Drago]

Cycle training is excellent.

Yours faithfully,

A senior level cycle trainer.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

What is driver awareness for drivers? Is this a course on how to recognise other drivers as you sit behind the wheel?

 

[iandg]

If you're going to drive a car a cycling awareness training course would be of benefit.

 

[Drago]

What is driver awareness for drivers? Is this a course on how to recognise other drivers as you sit behind the wheel?

I had the flu jab recently. Big mistake. Next time I'll be sure to get the anti flu jab.

 

[boydj]

All primary schools should have bikeability training on the curriculum.

I think that bikeability level 3 should be a mandatory qualification for drivers sitting their test. It will make most of them more aware of road conditions and make them better drivers around cyclists (hopefully).

 

[HLaB]

Intervals? They're good training

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Yes the OP must have done cycle training at school. What do they think of the training they got?

 

[Corky Cyclist]

I took my cycling proficiency test in 1965 and passed with flying (is that the right word?) colours. It was just what a 9 year old cyclist needed as training.

 

[mjr]

I took my cycling proficiency test in 1965 and passed with flying (is that the right word?) colours. It was just what a 9 year old cyclist needed as training.

The one I took in the 80s was full of plop like riding a foot from the edge of the road. Bikeability seems much better, based on the manuals. I may take a level 3 as a refresher one day.

 

[raleighnut]

It should be mandatory for all car/van/lorry/bus drivers.

 

[steveindenmark]

It should be mandatory for all car/van/lorry/bus drivers.

I think that would be a hard sell to someone who never intends to ride a bike and has no interest on what it is like to ride one on a road.

 

[Poacher]

I think that would be a hard sell to someone who never intends to ride a bike and has no interest on what it is like to ride one on a road.

Precisely the ones who need it most; no cycle awareness training, no licence.

 

[mjr]

I think that would be a hard sell to someone who never intends to ride a bike and has no interest on what it is like to ride one on a road.

I think hazard perception tests and reversing around corners would be a hard sell to most drivers but they're still in our driving tests. We need to sell it to the regulators not the candidates.