The original Code of Good Practice: ‘The Practical Aspects of Cyclist Training’ was produced by a RoSPA Working Group in 1993. This revised version has been produced by a new working group comprising: * Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents * Local Authority Road Safety Officers Association * Association of London Borough Road Safety Officers * Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions * CTC * Association of Chief Police Officers * North Lanarkshire Council * City of York Council The Guidelines are designed to provide a framework for Local Authorities, and other organisations, who provide Practical Cyclist Training Schemes. They are applicable to all such schemes, whatever resources are used, and for all ages of trainees. However, the Guidelines do not recommend a particular course syllabus; for further information on the content of cyclist training courses contact the Road Safety Department of your Local Authority, RoSPA, LARSOA, ALBRSO or the SRSC (addresses in Appendix 8). The Guidelines are not intended to be prescriptive, but to provide guidance. They highlight issues that should be considered and outline the advantages and disadvantages of adopting particular measures in order to allow managers to make their own informed decisions appropriate to their local circumstances. Managers may wish to ensure that their Health and Safety Adviser and Insurance Officer are aware of these Guidelines. The effectiveness of any child cyclist training scheme will be increased if it is an integral part of the School Development Plan and the ‘broad and balanced’ curriculum. Where possible, schemes should also support other road user training schemes, such as child pedestrian training. Managers of practical cyclist training schemes in local authorities who ‘contract out’ the provision of their scheme may wish to use this document as a framework when drafting Service Level Agreements. A number of example documents are provided in the Appendices. These may be freely photocopied without prior consent, provided that the source is acknowledged. Where the words ‘parent’, ‘guardian’ and ‘parental’ occur in the document, their meaning includes ‘person or persons with parental responsibility’. Where the phrases ‘off-road courses’ or ‘off-road training’ are used in the Guidelines, this refers to courses held in playgrounds or other similar areas, and not mountain bike riding type courses. (Author/publisher)
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