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Cycling Proficiency Test |
The Cycling Proficiency Test is a test given by Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) which serves as a minimum recommended standard for cycling on British roads. It is usually offered free to primary schools, generally for children aged nine and upwards. The Cycling Proficiency Test has now been superseded by the new National Standards for Cycle Training.citation needed This new training is offered to children through schools and local authorities, and to adults via the CTC's bank of accredited instructors.
The first Cycling Proficiency Test was held for seven children on 7 October 1947. Today, some 200,000 and 250,000 children in the UK receive cycle training each year.
The National Cycling Proficiency Scheme was introduced by the Government in 1958, with statutory responsibility for road safety being given to local authorities in 1974, including the provision of child cyclist training.
Training is often over six weeks, in lesson times and with homework, to build competence during the first two weeks on site, three weeks of road training, and a final test in week six.
Olympic cyclist, Rob Hayles, has started a programme called Bikeability to educate children from nine and up on traffic safety. Each child is required to pass three levels. Level one includes demonstration of safety in a traffic-free environment. Level two is on quiet roads with light traffic. Here children learn how to ride to destinations such as school. Level three is on busy roads. Once the course is completed, each child is awarded a badge, booklet and certificate, as well as a letter to the child’s parents on the progress made.
This programme is being tested with 5,000 children in Aylesbury, Brighton, Darlington, Derby, Exeter and Lanchester. Together, they are sharing a budget of €17 million supported by health, education, planning, sport and transport departments.
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