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Is there no alternative route? Even if it's a bit longer it might be worth it.
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Whenever I rode / ride with my kids on the road (now 10 and 7) I would have them in front of me and me directly behind, calling out directions, encouragement etc. It's not perfect as there were and are occasions where i realised too late that something that seems obvious to me isn't to them, and I hadn't thought to pre-warn or explain it to them in advance, so I try as much as I can to preempt anything like that and explain it alongside them well in advance. But I would absolutely have them in front, as I can shield them by my own positioning and also see what they're doing and where they are!
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Also fine for the kids to ride on the pavement if needed, particularly at the busy bit if that helps.
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We go daughter (8) in front, me behind. I feel I can spot potential problems and call them out to her but she is pretty good already (she's been riding to school on the roads for a few years now). Sadly the car brains in Bromley council have removed the lockdown cycling infrastructure on our route making it back into a rat run of speeding drivers so we have to go on the pavement for parts. I tend to run a little wide to ward off traffic and so they can see her in front of me.
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I cycle with my 10yo to school once a week, she walks the other days. We are not in London, but every week I feel like we are gambling with our safety as we pass by a busy secondary school. We want to persevere but it feels increasingly like risk>health, so I need to make some changes. My question is, with the two of us, what do you think is the best road position for the two of us? If she is in front I can keep an eye on her and half wheel a bit to improve our prominence. If behind she can follow my wheel but I can't easily see what she is doing. Or side by side? She is confident and able, but not so experienced in heavy traffic and anyway, the driving is abysmal.