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im so glad that so many people had taken this thread and the training seriously.
i used to teach bikeability for south glos council down here in bristol and most people's reaction was that it was unnecessary and a killjoy to cycling fun. which is crazy, because when i look at the general standard of cyclists here and when i visit london it worries me. some real bad practise going on. there are some people i know that i dont like to ride with at all, bad positioning, pulling into bus stops and out again, crossing the give way lines when riding past a T junction etc. and to be honest, i find that a lot of people dont want to hear it if you try to mention it to them. which is a real shame. for a long time i have felt that everyone who is on a bike is an abassador for everyone on a bike, and it can only benifit cyclists if they get some training.
i only taught primary age kids as unfortunately there was no scope for teaching adults with my employer at the time. btu the changes in the ability and confidence in those kids was massive. the best bits were asking the questions so that the kids had to think about the hazards and dangers and work them out to answer the questions, thus understanding them.. you could really see the realization in their faces sometimes when they made connections of safety and reason for specific techniques.
even now i find myself making the odd mistake here and there, especially if i havent ridden in a while. everyone can improve, even the teachers. so yeah, im glad noone gives them a hard time on here. nice one everyone.