http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "cycling will make for fitter, healthier children" en Thu, 21 May 2026 09:29:10 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10092#post-109566 Fri, 03 May 2013 19:45:05 +0000 sallyhinch 109566@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>There's also Kiddical Mass <a href="http://www.kidicalmass.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.kidicalmass.org/</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10092#post-109558 Fri, 03 May 2013 18:44:56 +0000 crowriver 109558@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>We already do: </p> <p><a href="http://edinburghcriticalmass.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">http://edinburghcriticalmass.wordpress.com/</a></p> <p>And of course:</p> <p><a href="http://pedalonparliament.org/" rel="nofollow">http://pedalonparliament.org/</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10092#post-109535 Fri, 03 May 2013 14:11:54 +0000 alanr 109535@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>That's true, and if we have enough children, it's even worth a try. Or even enough cyclists - may be we ought to have a "reclaim the streets" ride? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10092#post-109533 Fri, 03 May 2013 13:55:40 +0000 PS 109533@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>If we filled the streets with kids on bikes everyone would drive a lot more carefully. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10092#post-109530 Fri, 03 May 2013 13:46:59 +0000 alanr 109530@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Of course, the road is a dangerous place (eg today's verdict on Gary MccCourt's killing of Audrey Fife), so without a re-think on transport and cycling policy, it'll make for a lot of dead and injured children. </p> <p> I certainly wouldn't let my six year old daughter anywhere near the streets in Edinburgh - even if it didn't injure her, the abuse she would get for being a cyclist would really traumatise her. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10092#post-109495 Fri, 03 May 2013 07:41:22 +0000 chdot 109495@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"</p> <p>In last week’s Telegraph, a coalition of organisations wrote a letter calling on the UK government to offer compulsory cycling lessons in school, making them equivalent to swimming lessons. I have nothing contrary to say about this. Why? It’s based on evidence - cycling will make for fitter, healthier children. </p> <p>How do we know this? Research. </p> <p>Who’s doing the research? Academics. </p> <p>How many signatories were academics? None. </p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://blog.decipher.uk.net/1/post/2013/04/cycling-research-and-writing-better-letters.html" rel="nofollow">http://blog.decipher.uk.net/1/post/2013/04/cycling-research-and-writing-better-letters.html</a> </p>