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Government white paper on health - some h*lm*t content
Having been galvanised into action by the recent publicity regarding
the BMA change of stance regarding h*lm*ts (Oi, Chapman, that's your fault you know), I've downloaded the recent white paper on health (the one that will stop smoking in pubs where freshly killed foxes are served). Interestingly (IMHO) it makes no mention of h*lm*t compulsion while it does talk about the need to promote cycling to schools as part of the drive to reduce/prevent childhood obesity. The excutive summary notes that "Over a third of people are not active enough to benefit their health, and rates of walking and cycling have fallen over the last 25 years." It also says: "we will drive forward the new National Standard for cycle training across England by 2006, through new support for instructor training schemes and advice to local communities on implementation." Does anyone know what the National Standard entails? So, at first glance it seems (a) not too bad, depending on interpretation, from an encouraging cycling POV and improving training and (b) to have no helmets. Comments? Tim |
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On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 21:14:41 +0000, Tim Hall
wrote in message : Interestingly (IMHO) it makes no mention of h*lm*t compulsion while it does talk about the need to promote cycling to schools as part of the drive to reduce/prevent childhood obesity. Sorry, yes, I meant to say this when it was mailed to me a day or two ago, but forgot. Oops. Next threat: possible road safety bill in the Queer Speech. Who'd have thought it - me dreading a road safety bill! Guy -- May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after posting. http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk 88% of helmet statistics are made up, 65% of them at Washington University |
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On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 00:29:51 +0000, "Just zis Guy, you know?"
wrote: On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 21:14:41 +0000, Tim Hall wrote in message : Interestingly (IMHO) it makes no mention of h*lm*t compulsion while it does talk about the need to promote cycling to schools as part of the drive to reduce/prevent childhood obesity. Sorry, yes, I meant to say this when it was mailed to me a day or two ago, but forgot. Oops. Next threat: possible road safety bill in the Queer Speech. Who'd have thought it - me dreading a road safety bill! Guy Anyone got any clues on what the govt *doesn't* want to ban? Being a smoker who cycles and loves the sound of baying hounds, I'm in danger of becoming a career criminal. Oh yeah; cannabis. I'll have to take up drugs. |
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On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 05:48:23 +0000 someone who may be " [Not
Responding] " wrote this:- Anyone got any clues on what the govt *doesn't* want to ban? People giving money to their political party. -- David Hansen, Edinburgh | PGP email preferred-key number F566DA0E I will always explain revoked keys, unless the UK government prevents me by using the RIP Act 2000. ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= East/West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
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Following on from Tim Hall's message. . .
It also says: "we will drive forward the new National Standard for cycle training across England by 2006, through new support for instructor training schemes and advice to local communities on implementation." Does anyone know what the National Standard entails? Yes. A better version of cycling deficiency. * No 'pass/fail' standard - a structured syllabus which progresses from sitting on bike to traffic lights etc. 1A - Never been on a bike before or for a long time 1B - Can ride a bike without support 2 - Ready to use control skills on roads 3 - More testing road situations * Assertive cycling and not following the Highway Code to the letter. Including the pros and cons of cycle lanes. * Age is irrelevant * _Practical_ control skills * Road skills taught on real roads (or at the roadside) ie with real traffic. It's about being part of the traffic not something to be brushed aside. One of the plusses is that to teach it you should be _qualified_. (It amazes me: The schools go on about child protection checks but can't twig that the danger from defective teaching is far greater.) The bottom line is that it is the business. I don't think anyone here will object to anything in it or worry about anything being left out. It's fun to teach because we get out on the road ASAP and see that GOSH! people (especially children) _can_ understand the rules of the road and how they work and also deal sensibly with traffic. Sorry, I can't give you an on-line reference. -- PETER FOX Not the same since the bridge building business collapsed 2 Tees Close, Witham, Essex. Gravity beer in Essex http://www.eminent.demon.co.uk |
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On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 10:02:56 +0000 someone who may be Peter Fox
wrote this:- * Assertive cycling and not following the Highway Code to the letter. Any particular examples of, " The bottom line is that it is the business. I don't think anyone here will object to anything in it or worry about anything being left out. It's fun to teach because we get out on the road ASAP and see that GOSH! people (especially children) _can_ understand the rules of the road and how they work and also deal sensibly with traffic. Sorry, I can't give you an on-line reference. -- David Hansen, Edinburgh | PGP email preferred-key number F566DA0E I will always explain revoked keys, unless the UK government prevents me by using the RIP Act 2000. |
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On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 10:02:56 +0000 someone who may be Peter Fox
wrote this:- * Assertive cycling and not following the Highway Code to the letter. Any examples of what you mean by, "not following the Highway Code to the letter"? One of the plusses is that to teach it you should be _qualified_. (It amazes me: The schools go on about child protection checks but can't twig that the danger from defective teaching is far greater.) So-called child protection checks are largely a box-ticking exercise for jobsworths. Most child abuse takes place within the family, but this is something the usual suspects don't want to address. Meanwhile the box-ticking exercise has reduced the number of people prepared to volunteer. Of course that produces a greater danger, but you assume the jobsworths care about this. They don't. -- David Hansen, Edinburgh | PGP email preferred-key number F566DA0E I will always explain revoked keys, unless the UK government prevents me by using the RIP Act 2000. |
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Following on from David Hansen's message. . .
* Assertive cycling and not following the Highway Code to the letter. Any examples of what you mean by, "not following the Highway Code to the letter"? No. This came out in discussion and I forget the details. Possibly "Don't wave right hand up and down to show slowing down and pulling into the kerb" (a) Nobody understands it, (b) it could get mistaken for anything and (c) you're better off with hands on bars/covering brakes. The point is that the national syllabus is practical and real-world not a rehash of 'road safety' bumf. -- PETER FOX Not the same since the bookshop idea was shelved 2 Tees Close, Witham, Essex. Gravity beer in Essex http://www.eminent.demon.co.uk |
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