Duration 1 Day
Who Should Attend?
This workshop is perfect for anybody who can ride a bike and would like to start cycling on the road. Our fully qualified trainer can teach up to three delegates per day.
Learning Objectives
- Use gears correctly
- Carry out a simple bike check
- Stop quickly and safely with control
- Understand how and when to signal intentions to other road users
- Understand the importance of where to ride on roads being used
- Turn left and right into minor and major roads
- Make decisions and understand safe riding strategy
- How to navigate mini roundabouts
- Going straight from a minor road to a minor road at a crossroads.
Course Content
- Understand safety equipment and clothing
- Looking and being aware of things around you, including behind, without loss of control
- Controlling the bike safely with one hand
- Using gears
- Passing parked and slower moving vehicles
- Passing side roads
- Making U turns
- Basic coverage of the highway code (road signs and markings)
- Choosing and changing lanes
- Turn left at a mini/single lane roundabout
- Turn right at a mini/single lane roundabout
- Go straight ahead at a mini/single lane roundabout
- Using cycle lanes.