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@Gabeuk
What skill level do I need to ride a bike? Or for my daughter to be safe on the road?
It's a good question, but hard to answer.
I ride on the road with my two kids (9 and 11) at weekends and stuff when it's quieter. The older one has also had a fair amount of cycle training, which is really useful.
The difficulty is that there's no substitute for getting out and doing it. You have to ride on the road to get a feel for how traffic works, where you should position yourself, and so on. That's how you build your skills and there's no way around it.
One important factor is that kids, obviously, are smaller. That means they can't see over cars and drivers can't see them as easily. So their optimal road position might not be the same as for an adult. This is something the cycle trainers could do a better job of, in my opinion.
It is scary. No question. On the positive side, drivers are much more considerate of kids on bikes. Much more so than if you're on your own.