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  • My Auntie Brenda
    It does make me wonder if some parts of Bikeability are most suited for confident fast-moving cyclists (in the image of the people who wrote it?) and that not only neglects people like my Auntie but is actually shifting blame to them in the event of an accident.

    Great that Aunty Brenda is cycling. Bikeability's main aim to to promote cycling
    There is no contradiction between bikeability training and people who do not move at the speed of the moving traffic. Bikeabiliy is about helping people understand where the risks lie. An instructor would help a person understand that riding away from a parked car door is less risky however where she not to do that a driver opening the door without looking the driver would be liable.

    When we train professional drivers we teach them to accommodate cyclists in a variety of positions. Cycle training is one act of road danger reduction. Teaching people to assess risk more accurately. Other road danger reductions (and perhaps better ones) are teaching drivers how to lower risk as they ARE the source of danger. More of this is happening in London

    Just for any cabbies reading this.. the more you beep the further out I will move and the slower I will go. Yes, I am looking for conflict. No, I will not alter my behaviour.

    There should be space on the road for both Hippy and Aunty Brenda. You're no pussy Hippy

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