I thought my two boys at the age of 6 and 7 to ride on the streets on not on
the sidewalks and to assume the correct position when making turns. Now two
years later we still have not ventured out of Stittsville, but have cycled
down the busy Main Street. All of this under supervision.
They are already comfortable having cars beside them and feel safer on the
roads than on the sidewalks. As for large vehicles, or for that matter any
vehicle moving at 40 to 60 k/h, I let them make the decision if they should
proceed, by asking them to "let me know if you can merge, turn or proceed"
If I am not comfortable with their decision, I tell them not to proceed and
why.
I think the key is to start riding in traffic in your residential area, and
to progressively moved up to busier streets. Our next challenge will be
riding to Kanata.
Perry McKenna
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter McNichol" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2001 5:55 AM
Subject: Re: [obc] Sidewalk Cycling
>
> Well Avery:
>
> CAN-BIKE teaches those exact same principles.
>
> However I find from teaching Kids CAN-BIKE that the eight year olds
> have a little trouble with the concepts. At eight years old your
> perception is just starting to develop. They cannot judge distance
> between moving objects, let alone the experience required to judge
> when to move left (unless there are no cars around).
>
> Therefore two questions:
>
> 1. Do you expect an eight year old to judge distance of a two ton
> object travelling at 40 km/hr?
> 2. How do you cycle with a child under eight?
>
> Peter McNichol
>
>
> Avery Burdett wrote:
> >
> > John Forester (Effective Cycling) believes virtually any grade 3 child
> > can be taught, absorb and perform the following three fundamental
> > concepts:
> >
> > 1. Ride on the right-hand side of the roadway, not on the left and
> > not on the sidewalk.
> > 2. How to yield to crossing traffic when reaching a superior roadway.
> > 3. How to yield to overtaking traffic when moving laterally.
> >
> > Each child has his or her own individual cognitive and physical
> > abilities, so knowledgeable cycling parents could start vehicular
> > cycling instruction to their kids as early as five years of age on quiet
> > residential streets. I did with my two sons - soon after they could
> > balance on a two wheeler. It is not unreasonable for kids to be riding
> > alone on residential streets near home with about a year's worth of
> > supervised practice. Contemporaneously, they should be introduced to
> > Forester's next two concepts:
> >
> > 4. Destination positioning at intersections.
> > (i.e. getting to the proper place in preparation for a turn)
> > 5. Speed positioning between intersections
> > (e.g. passing a slower cyclist)
> >
> > Within a year or so they can be introduced (under supervision) to four
> > lane roads, higher traffic densities and more complex traffic patterns.
> >
> > Forester source: http://www.johnforester.com
> >
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > > Avery,
> > >
> > > I couldn't agree more that young children need to be supervised. For
us
> > > parents, I
> > > was wondering at what developmental stages would you introduce the
> > > various aspects of
> > > vehicular cycling? As you say, vehicular road cycling starts the day
> > > they start to
> > > ride.
> > >
> > > Mom on a Bike
> > >
> > > Avery Burdett wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > The children I refer to are
> > > > ones that need adult supervision no matter where they ride. Children
> > > > (under
> > > > supervision of course) should be introduced to vehicular road
cycling
> > > > from the
> > > > day they start to ride.
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >> -----Original Message-----
> > > > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > > >> Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2001 9:19 PM
> > > > >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > >> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > >> Subject: Re: [obc] Lowell Green on CFRA
> > > > >>
> > > > >> There are many competent cyclist out there who may or may not
belong to
> > > > >> the many
> > > > >> great cycling clubs and organizations this whole region has to
offer.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> In saying that I noticed out of between 15 to 20 child cylist I
saw
> > > > >> riding
> > > > >> home on
> > > > >> their bikes, only one rode appropriately. The others rode on the
> > > > >> sidewalk,
> > > > >> did not
> > > > >> look, turned left from the right side of the road, rode up the
wrong
> > > > >> side
> > > > >> of the
> > > > >> street. There are apporximately 100,000 school age child cyclist
in this
> > > > >> city. That
> > > > >> would mean they outnumber OBC riders 100:1.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Mom on a Bike
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Paul Lindsay wrote:
> > > > >>
> > > > >> > >Re: [obc] Lowell Green on CFRAThing is, a lot of cyclists
>are< jerks.
> > > > >> How
> > > > >> > >many cyclists out there are actually
> > > > >> > >following the rules of the road and behaving decently? Not
many.
> > > > >> We're used
> > > > >> > >to riding with our OBC friends and on club rides and loops in
the Gats
> > > > >> > >when for
> > > > >> > >the most part most cyclists are either incompetant commuters
or bike
> > > > >> path and
> > > > >> > >sidewalk noodlers that are two eggs short of a dozen.
> > > > >> > Just a day or two ago I wrote an e-mail to one of the editors
of the
> > > > >> > car
> > > > >> > magazine "Wheels" for tarring all cyclists with scorn and
innuendo
> > > > >> > similar to
> > > > >> > the reported Lowell Green incident. This guy referred to all
riders as
> > > > >> > "suicyclists" and was angry that we all "bitch and complain
about car
> > > > >> > drivers"
> > > > >> > but don't follow the rules of the road ourselves. Such media
people are
> > > > >> > dangerous.
> > > > >> > On the other hand, I think Michael's comments sound a bit
'elitist'.
> > > > >> I
> > > > >> > think
> > > > >> > there are many commuters, bike path riders, and general tourist
> > > > >> cyclists,
> > > > >> > equally competent and law-abiding as those of the OBC. And
there are
> > > > >> > numerous
> > > > >> > times I have seen club members running lights and stop signs
(somtimes
> > > > >> > wearing
> > > > >> > their OBC jersey).
> > > > >> > .... Paul L.
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> > > > Avery Burdett
> > > > Ottawa, Ontario
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