Boys banned from riding to school Extract from BBC News page

Boys banned from riding to school
Extract from BBC News page Updated 07 April 2004, 17.17

Two boys have been banned from riding their bikes to school after being told
they don't live far enough away.
Tom, nine, and his 10-year-old brother Darren had been riding to school in
Peterborough since Tom passed his cycling proficiency test last month.

But the school says there isn't space to store the bikes of every pupil, so
kids who live nearby will have to walk.

Now their dad says he's going to drive them to school because if they walk
they have to cross a very busy road.

Click here for tips on safe cycling
What to wear
The most important thing to get is a helmet which fits you, doesn't block
your eyes or ears, and is secure on your head.
It should also have a recognised Safety Standard number like BS EN 1078
SNELL.

Wear bright clothes in the day and reflective strips and luminous colours at
night - you're a lot harder to see than a car!

"It is a 10-minute walk to the school but only a five-minute cycle and I'm
not happy with them walking as they have to cross a dual carriageway," he
said.

"I don't feel that it's safe and boys being boys they are more likely to get
distracted and go off route."

The school says it is looking at improving its cycling facilities.

In the middle of the article is a link to 'Safer Cycling tips' and this is
one of them.

What to wear
The most important thing to get is a helmet which fits you, doesn't block
your eyes or ears, and is secure on your head.
It should also have a recognised Safety Standard number like BS EN 1078
SNELL.

Paul.

On Tue, 13 Apr 2004 19:35:42 +0100, "Paul Moss"
wrote in message
:

The most important thing to get is a helmet which fits you, doesn't block
your eyes or ears, and is secure on your head.
It should also have a recognised Safety Standard number like BS EN 1078
SNELL.

Really? So someone has now done the research and shown that this is
the first, best thing you can do for your safety, have they?
Fascinating.

Also interesting that they regard the Snell and EN1078 standards as
equivalent. They aren't. Snell B95 is substantially higher.

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Paul Moss posted ...

Boys banned from riding to school

Schools have a finite amount of space and resources (read that as money) and
many simply don't have cycle storage facilities .. indeed the school at
which I am presently caretaker doesn't allow cycles, or cycling to school at
all, there is _no_ storage available.

In the middle of the article is a link to 'Safer Cycling tips' and
this is one of them.

What to wear
The most important thing to get is a helmet which fits you, doesn't
block your eyes or ears, and is secure on your head.
It should also have a recognised Safety Standard number like BS EN
1078 SNELL.

Why not be a little more constructive ?

What would you put in 'Tips for safer cycling' ?

Personally I reckon better training and education in bike handling skills,
before even going near a road, are paramount. I also endorse wearing decent
gloves above wearing a helmet for my kids ...

I also think it would be much better that parents took charge of _some_ of
their kids cycling education and didn't rely on schools or other public
bodies who are nowadays obliged to dot the i's and cross the T's to make
sure they don't get litigated against, and thus have to be seen to endorse
what is 'apparently' safety equipment and follow the 'pro-safety' lobby..


--
Paul

(8(|) Homer rocks ..

"Paul - xxx" wrote in message
...
Paul Moss posted ...

Boys banned from riding to school

Schools have a finite amount of space and resources (read that as money)
and
many simply don't have cycle storage facilities .. indeed the school at
which I am presently caretaker doesn't allow cycles, or cycling to school
at
all, there is _no_ storage available.

Does it have storage space for cars in a car park?

Stephen Clark posted ...

"Paul - xxx" wrote in message
...
Paul Moss posted ...

Boys banned from riding to school

Schools have a finite amount of space and resources (read that as
money) and many simply don't have cycle storage facilities .. indeed
the school at which I am presently caretaker doesn't allow cycles,
or cycling to school at all, there is _no_ storage available.

Does it have storage space for cars in a car park?

Yes.

--
Paul

(8(|) Homer rocks ..

Paul - xxx wrote:
Paul Moss posted ...


Boys banned from riding to school


Schools have a finite amount of space and resources (read that as money) and
many simply don't have cycle storage facilities .. indeed the school at
which I am presently caretaker doesn't allow cycles, or cycling to school at
all, there is _no_ storage available.


In the middle of the article is a link to 'Safer Cycling tips' and
this is one of them.

What to wear
The most important thing to get is a helmet which fits you, doesn't
block your eyes or ears, and is secure on your head.
It should also have a recognised Safety Standard number like BS EN
1078 SNELL.


Why not be a little more constructive ?

What would you put in 'Tips for safer cycling' ?

Personally I reckon better training and education in bike handling skills,
before even going near a road, are paramount. I also endorse wearing decent
gloves above wearing a helmet for my kids ...

I also think it would be much better that parents took charge of _some_ of
their kids cycling education and didn't rely on schools or other public
bodies who are nowadays obliged to dot the i's and cross the T's to make
sure they don't get litigated against, and thus have to be seen to endorse
what is 'apparently' safety equipment and follow the 'pro-safety' lobby..


This is the perfect application of money from the PTA.

--
Chris

"Stephen Clark" wrote in message
...


Does it have storage space for cars in a car park?


Probably barely enough for the staff. As a teacher (& cyclist when I get the
time, obviously!), I would just ask if you've ever tried cycling with 120
exercise books plus an assortment of files, resources etc? You can't even
fit them into a Bike Hod. I regularly have to make three trips out to my car
to load / unload the stuff! Unfortunately, modern teaching (KS2, at least)
is pretty inextricably linked to either living on site (!) or using a car.


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Succorso posted ...

This is the perfect application of money from the PTA.

What is ?

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Paul

(8(|) Homer rocks ..

Paul Moss wrote:

Now their dad says he's going to drive them to school because if they walk
they have to cross a very busy road.

How does that work? Surely on a bike they still have to get across said
very busy road somehow? I would have thought walking would be safer, if
anything...

Phil
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"Paul Moss" wrote in message
...

Now their dad says he's going to drive them to school because if they walk
they have to cross a very busy road.

so stuff the environment, other road users and the local residents.