North Yorkshire County Council offers level 1 and 2 Bikeability Bikeability | Cycle training for everyone delivering better and safer training courses to all year 5 and 6 pupils via Primary schools.
Training takes place on local streets, giving pupils a real cycling experience. Once Bikeability Level 2 has been completed and pupils have been awarded an orange badge, they will be able to:
- Start and finish a journey by road, including passing parked or slower moving vehicles and side roads
- Make a u-turn
- Identify and react to hazards in the road
- Signal intentions to other road users when needed
- Understand where to ride on the road
- Use junctions, including turning left and right into major and minor roads
- Decide whether to use cycle lanes
- Use the Highway Code, particularly when it comes to understanding road signs
Adults and older children can also take Level 3 training to develop urban riding skills.
Once you’ve completed your Bikeability Level 3 and been awarded your green badge, you’ll be able to cycle almost anywhere, and:
- Make a trip to school, work or elsewhere on any roads
- Use complex junctions and road features such as roundabouts, multi-lane roads and traffic lights
- Understand driver blind spots
- Know how (and when) to pass queuing traffic
- Identify and react to hazardous road surfaces
- Plan your route
- Interpret road signs
If you are interested in becoming a cycling instructor for North Yorkshire County Council or would like to book Bikeability courses, please contact us at road.safety@northyorks.gov.uk