Being Cycle Aware a half-day workshop for

2 Workshop Purpose To bring together and cyclists to make more aware of road safety issues for bicycle users, and to make cyclists more aware of pressures that influence

3 Introduction Welcome! Introduction Thank-you’s Agenda

4 Icebreaker 1. Person’s name 2. How much experience do they have of cycling – years, type of cycling etc 3. Something about them that no-one in their peer group here today already knows.

5 Why cycle? Fitness/health Convenience (no parking problems, door to door) It’s fun! Low environmental impact Save money Social contact

6 Cyclists and their needs All cyclists: Good surfaces, space to ride and considerate behaviour by other road users Recreational: Pleasant & scenic routes with low traffic volumes/speeds and few hazards Commuters: Confident: direct routes with minimal impediments. Less confident: similar routes to recreational riders Tourists: Pleasant and scenic routes linking areas of interest Children: Needs vary depending on age and experience Sporting: Good road shoulders, minimum impediments Utility: Needs vary depending on trip purpose, and age & experience of rider

7 Cycling Hazards 1 Being passed too closely by another vehicle Car doors Cars parked in cycle lane Harassment by other road users

8 Cycling Hazards 2 Turning vehicles Kerb Car turns across cyclist’s path

9 Cycling Hazards 3.1 Difficult junctions Kerb Car turns across cyclist path

10 Cycling Hazards 3.2 Kerb Cyclist in middle of carriageway, vehicle should follow bike through the intersection

11 Cycling Hazards 5 Other hazards include: Reversing vehicles Being rear-ended Weather conditions Road surface Harassment by other road users

12 Legal requirements Bicycle needs: Brakes Rear red reflector Pedal (or ankle) reflector Lights (at night) Cyclist needs: Helmet (Maybe) ankle reflectors

13 Riding safely Taking the lane (primary position) Secondary position Ride defensively

14 Ride briefing It’s a ride, not a race! Stay in your comfort zone Travel in single file Stay with your group Each group will be stopping periodically for discussion/observation