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The Irish Times

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  • #2
    kenmc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,278 ✭✭✭kenmc


    Brilliant.
    But I can't understand why it has not been done forever - when I was in school we had a "Joe Daly cycle training course" of some sort, with the same sort of thing - signs in the schoolyard, even giving the bike a once-over for things like brakes etc. I even got a little trophy for 'passing', which at age 6 or whatever is brilliant!
    Fingers crossed it'll work this time around too.


  • #3
    Gavin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,676 ✭✭✭Gavin


    This is great, exactly what is needed. Well done to whomever got this going. Even if the kids don't go on to cycle regularly, at least when they become drivers they might have more of an inkling of how to act around cyclists.


  • #4
    Vélo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,920 ✭✭✭Vélo


    That's good, it'll be safer in about 15 years:eek:


  • #5
    Ryaner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,714 ✭✭✭Ryaner


    I did something like this out in my primary school in Swords. Was run by Fingal county council and we got badges at the end. The school yard even had painted on roads and roundabouts for it. Loads and loads of fun.


  • #6
    lukester
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,901 ✭✭✭lukester


    This is a good idea.

    When I were a lad I was sent out the door on a Raleigh Chopper. No helmet, mainly cycling on the footpad. Obeying traffic lights, optional.

    I even had to teach myself how to wheelie.


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  • #7
    Lumen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,223 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    This is most refreshing after Tuesday's story about English schooltards.

    Go Ireland!


  • #8
    SerialComplaint
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,644 ✭✭✭SerialComplaint


    I heard that the Green Schools programme which promotes getting to school by bike or on foot as one of the 'flags' was recommended for cutting by An Bord Snip yesterday, so expect to see less support for these initiatives.

    Didn't see any snips for the road building programme, funnily enough.


  • #9
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 16,720 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    SerialComplaint wrote: »
    I heard that the Green Schools programme which promotes getting to school by bike or on foot as one of the 'flags' was recommended for cutting by An Bord Snip yesterday, so expect to see less support for these initiatives.

    That sucks.
    Didn't see any snips for the road building programme, funnily enough.

    Purely selfishly, that rocks.


  • #10
    corkandproud
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 520 ✭✭✭corkandproud


    There was an official programme run in primary schools during the 80's. You'd get to do the course with a teacher after school with an independent inspector from the RSA equivalent passing people, even had regional and national finals.

    Believe it or not I won the national safe cycling title in 1987!


  • #11
    petethedrummer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,604 ✭✭✭petethedrummer


    corkandproud wrote: »
    Believe it or not I won the national safe cycling title in 1987!
    Did you get a national champs jersey?


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  • #12
    Timmah!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 152 ✭✭Timmah!


    There was a cycle safety school in Clontarf in my youth.
    A friend of mine 'starred' in their cycle safety video called Mackers Mistake which has been a source of endless amusement over the years.
    More recently another friend made a Mackers Mistake Redux with added flames, a Kenny Loggins soundtrack and some tastfeully spliced gay porn.


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