tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353875138735331560.post1484097057738077657..comments2023-04-03T03:29:32.895+01:00Comments on The Desegregated Cyclist: Researchers Say Cycling Risks OverstatedIan Brett Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11144195897514392433noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353875138735331560.post-490938015101349612013-01-12T14:21:20.866+00:002013-01-12T14:21:20.866+00:00Oops. I guess I've answered this three times n...Oops. I guess I've answered this three times now. LOL.Ian Brett Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11144195897514392433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353875138735331560.post-73750376086085838402013-01-12T13:42:13.629+00:002013-01-12T13:42:13.629+00:00British cyclists are not quite as untrained as tho...British cyclists are not quite as untrained as those in the US - Britain has had a system of cycling proficiency for a few decades. The National Cycling Proficiency Scheme was introduced by the Government in 1958 - it's now called 'Bikeability' - and offers school children lessons, but it is by no means ubiquitous: as I understand it, schools sign up for it and it is offered to students who volunteer to learn. It's basically like the LAB courses in the US. Although the system was around when I was in school, I never even heard of it.Ian Brett Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11144195897514392433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353875138735331560.post-1372683700068250692012-12-08T02:45:53.655+00:002012-12-08T02:45:53.655+00:00The British cycling program is called 'Bikeabi...The British cycling program is called 'Bikeability'. From what I understand, it's much like the Cycling Savvy or LAB cycling course, but it's aimed squarely at kids.<br /><br />http://www.dft.gov.uk/bikeability/Ian Brett Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11144195897514392433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353875138735331560.post-72662793585878429882012-12-08T02:41:17.365+00:002012-12-08T02:41:17.365+00:00British schools do have cyclist education, but whe...British schools do have cyclist education, but when I was a kid, I missed out on it because it wasn't at every school - it was purely voluntary. Not sure how it is nowadays - I suspect it's more common, but by no means ubiquitous. I'm sure a much larger percentage of British kids than American kids get some integrated cycling education. Of course, that's not hard to accomplish, since there appears to be no cycling education whatsoever for US kids.Ian Brett Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11144195897514392433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353875138735331560.post-29525890431328795032012-12-07T23:05:17.264+00:002012-12-07T23:05:17.264+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12886265414576938235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353875138735331560.post-26235053833504588632012-12-07T23:04:26.886+00:002012-12-07T23:04:26.886+00:00Ian, are British cyclists are as untrained and une...Ian, are British cyclists are as untrained and uneducated as those in the U.S.? I ask because if they are, imagine how much safer cycling would be with some basic bicycle driver education.Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12886265414576938235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5353875138735331560.post-27096448649754125432012-12-07T13:34:40.348+00:002012-12-07T13:34:40.348+00:00Thanks for the heads up on that story, IanThanks for the heads up on that story, IanKhalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11866897914538110672noreply@blogger.com