"Cycling, like swimming, is a lifeskill that really ought to be taught early. But this can't be forced. If the parents don't cycle, they might not see cycling as a lifeskill at all"--Carlton Reid
Entries tagged "children"
News
The Co-Pilot flies solo
The Co-Pilot learned to ride yesterday. There have been a few false-starts and some frustration trying before, so we'd decided to leave it, confident that he'd 'get it' when he was ready.
Bike Shorts
Bike Shorts 19 April 2010
"There is overwhelming evidence when children walk or cycle to school they are better off physically and in terms of their social and emotional wellbeing" --Todd Harper, VicHealth.
Bike Shorts
Bike Shorts 28 February 2010
"We have a wonderful network of over 25,000 miles of cycleways in the UK, with smooth tarmac and direct routes to the places we want to go. All we have to do is get the other people using those cycleways in their motor vehicles to do so safely and properly." -Regulator, Cyclechat [via @JohntheMonkey]
Rant
What precisely is wrong with playing on the road?
It's a sorry state of affairs when kids are hassled for playing in a quiet residential street.