Comments on: not allowed to cycle to school http://www.rainmiles.com/archives/not-allowed-to-cycle-to-school.html a cycling blog from northern ireland, a place where it rains every other day Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:02:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: John Girvin http://www.rainmiles.com/archives/not-allowed-to-cycle-to-school.html/comment-page-1#comment-425 John Girvin Sat, 26 Sep 2009 21:40:49 +0000 http://www.rainmiles.com/?p=1391#comment-425 Louise, contact the CTC as they are campaigning against moves like this and may be able to help <a href="http://www.ctc.org.uk/" rel="nofollow">http://www.ctc.org.uk/</a> Tel : 0844 736 8450 (Direct line 01483 238 337) Fax : 0844 736 8454 (Direct line (01483 237 051) Email : <a href="mailto:cycling@ctc.org.uk" rel="nofollow">cycling@ctc.org.uk</a> Louise, contact the CTC as they are campaigning against moves like this and may be able to help

http://www.ctc.org.uk/
Tel : 0844 736 8450 (Direct line 01483 238 337)
Fax : 0844 736 8454 (Direct line (01483 237 051)
Email : cycling@ctc.org.uk

]]> By: Louise http://www.rainmiles.com/archives/not-allowed-to-cycle-to-school.html/comment-page-1#comment-420 Louise Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:32:46 +0000 http://www.rainmiles.com/?p=1391#comment-420 Primary school in Somerset sent a letter out yesterday banning it. On the form to apply to the school it had "cycling" on it! There is a cycle path most of the way, but a private single track road to the school for the last part. Letters have been sent before stating no more than 10 mph on this road. My two children have helmets and gloves on all the time and know to pull in when they hear a car. Don't see the problem, can anyone help? Primary school in Somerset sent a letter out yesterday banning it. On the form to apply to the school it had “cycling” on it! There is a cycle path most of the way, but a private single track road to the school for the last part. Letters have been sent before stating no more than 10 mph on this road. My two children have helmets and gloves on all the time and know to pull in when they hear a car. Don’t see the problem, can anyone help?

]]> By: Niall http://www.rainmiles.com/archives/not-allowed-to-cycle-to-school.html/comment-page-1#comment-404 Niall Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:08:22 +0000 http://www.rainmiles.com/?p=1391#comment-404 My kids' school encourage cycling, insofar as they (a) allow it, and (b) provide a covered bike shed. Out of ~160-180 kids at the school, there'd be maybe 20-30 bikes in the shed of an average day. There are a number of kids who cycle daily down the footpaths to get there which is disappointing IMHO. But then again the Upper Newtownards Road into Ballyhackamore is fairly busy at 8:30 in the morning! My kids’ school encourage cycling, insofar as they (a) allow it, and (b) provide a covered bike shed. Out of ~160-180 kids at the school, there’d be maybe 20-30 bikes in the shed of an average day.

There are a number of kids who cycle daily down the footpaths to get there which is disappointing IMHO. But then again the Upper Newtownards Road into Ballyhackamore is fairly busy at 8:30 in the morning!

]]> By: redbikes http://www.rainmiles.com/archives/not-allowed-to-cycle-to-school.html/comment-page-1#comment-402 redbikes Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:43:17 +0000 http://www.rainmiles.com/?p=1391#comment-402 I worked in two schools and having seen the state of most kids bikes / their intresting ideas on road sense I can understand why some schools would ban cycling. What we need is more Bikeability to give the kids road sense. More 'schemes' like cycling to remove some of the traffic from the roads and someone to show the kids how to fix a brake! I worked in two schools and having seen the state of most kids bikes / their intresting ideas on road sense I can understand why some schools would ban cycling.

What we need is more Bikeability to give the kids road sense. More ‘schemes’ like cycling to remove some of the traffic from the roads and someone to show the kids how to fix a brake!

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