http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Driving schools announce ‘cyclist awareness’ plans en Mon, 18 May 2026 23:01:48 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10272#post-112127 Tue, 28 May 2013 13:12:01 +0000 559 112127@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@fimm<br /> Commendable. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10272#post-112072 Tue, 28 May 2013 09:43:27 +0000 fimm 112072@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@559 probably, but given that they have not, should we not be pleased that at least they are starting now? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10272#post-111932 Sun, 26 May 2013 20:29:44 +0000 559 111932@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Commendable, but should they have not been doing this already? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10272#post-111906 Sun, 26 May 2013 10:08:58 +0000 Zenfrozt 111906@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>LEARNER drivers are to be taught “cyclist awareness” under plans announced yesterday by the UK’s two biggest driving schools.</p> <p>The AA Driving School and BSM have committed to ensuring that their instructors teach vital skills about sharing the road with cyclists.</p> <p>Both schools are introducing a module in all driving lessons to cover the dos and don’ts of driving around bike users.</p> <p>Tuition will include cycling worksheets setting out key facts about cyclists on the roads and encouraging learner drivers to think about the care, courtesy and consideration they should afford those on two wheels.</p> <p>The driving schools hope the move will eliminate the “tribal us-and-them attitude” of some motorists and cyclists, and radically reduce the number of people on bicycles who are killed or injured on the UK’s roads.</p> <p><a href="http://m.scotsman.com/news/transport/driving-schools-announce-cyclist-awareness-plans-1-2944444" rel="nofollow">http://m.scotsman.com/news/transport/driving-schools-announce-cyclist-awareness-plans-1-2944444</a> </p>