15th Jan 2013
Wheels for Wellbeing provides access to adapted cycles and skills training to people with a disability. Based in south London, the program provides access to hand cycles, adapted tandems, trikes and four wheelers. Their training is run in an off-road environment. The organisation also lobbies for bicycle lanes and parking designs to cater for the size of bicycles used by people with a disability.
29th Oct 2012
Bicycle Training Australia is a not-for-profit social enterprise based in Melbourne providing training for bicycle technicians and introductory courses for riders and those wishing to work in the bicycle industry. The organisation was established in 2012.
24th Sep 2012
Gear Up Girl was established in 2008 by Bicycle NSW. It provides opportunities for women to experience the pleasure of riding a bicycle and caters for riders of all levels with courses and social rides.
06th Sep 2012
In 2009 the NSW Government published A handbook for bicycle riders. The handbook includes tips on road safety, bicycle maintenance, road rules and the legal aspects of riding a bicycle.
22nd Dec 2010
Wilcare Services delivers bicycle training programs for a range of cycling activities. The organisation is contracted to the Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development as the sole preferred provider of bicycle instructor accreditation for school based cycling programs. This training is based on the Bike Ed resource designed for primary schools with an extension module for secondary school programs.
17th Sep 2010
Produced by the Canadian Victoria Transport Policy Institute and authored by Todd Littman, this 2011 paper outlines the numerous benefits associated with active transport modes such as cycling. It discusses the methods available to quantify the social, economic, environmental and transport benefits of cycling.
16th Sep 2010
BikeIt is a schools cycling program run by Sustrans a leading UK charity enabling people to travel by foot, bike or public transport for more of the journeys they make every day.
16th Sep 2010
The UK's Cycle Training Standards Board was formed in February 2007 by the Department for Transport as an advisory body to the Department on the National Standard for Cycle Training.
16th Sep 2010
This page provides simple step-by-step tips for teaching a child or adult how to ride a bicycle.
16th Sep 2010
This page from the International Bicycle Fund considers various methods of carrying children as bicycle passengers and the appropriate stage in development to become a passenger.
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