Cycle Training

Cycle Training

I have always been very keen to have cycle training in the school. As a pilot programme we have started up cycle safety and skills with 'Safety First' on Monday during the school day.

The classes teach children safe cycling techniques and also open them to an invaluable and inexpensive form of exercise at a time when lack of exercise is a cause for concern.

The training covers the following:

• Bicycle maintenance

• Starting position and safe stopping

• Left turn/right turn, major to minor road

• Left turn/right turn, minor to major road

• Shoulder checking and signalling

• Correct positioning on the road.

• Overtaking parked cars

  Caroline Senior