Originally Posted by Dchiefransom
What I meant was that people showing up for their driving test would need to demonstrate proper driving in a car, and also how to properly ride a bicycle on the streets. People would have to know how both vehicles should negotiate our roadways. If someone doesn't know what a bicycle is supposed to do on the road, how can we trust them with a 3,000+ pound vehicle?
FYI: late last year in the
bicyclingadvocacy@yahoogroups.com list, the following idea came up about a bicycle driver/operator certification program
An added incentive would be to grant motoring learner's permit 6 months earlier to a certified bicycle operator than otherwise.
To which I responded
An additional suggestion is to toughen up Motor Vehicle driver testing to the point where the experience gained by operating a Pedal Vehicle in traffic for years is believed to improve the chances of obtaining a MV permit/license.
Bruce "certified PVOI" Rosar