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05-15-09, 05:05 AM
Good day,
I'm in the process of developing a curriculum for the driver education schools on bicycle awareness.
To give you some background on me and why:
I am a CAN-BIKE instructor living in Eastern Canada (Nova Scotia) and feel that eduaction of both types of road users is the best bang for the buck for the safety of all road users. CAN-BIKE (www.canbike.net) is similar, and born from, the Effective Cycling program in the USA. Although the CAN-BIKE program is directed towards cyclists, there is another aspect that is left out - the other road users.
As you know, many non-cyclists are unsure of what to do around a cyclist and I've noticed in my bicycle travels that non-cyclists are, for the most part, uncertain of my intentions, even when I signal and ride, what I hope to be, predictably.
Hence, my hope is to develop a curriculum to be given in driver education schools, which are regulated by Transport Canada. By the way, Transport Canada also regulates the CAN-BIKE program.
First, does anyone know of an existing curriculum that targets driver education schools? There's no sense in reinventing the wheel, so perhaps I can contact those people and....errrr...model this curriculum after that one.
Second, although I have a list of topics that I feel should be included, I have not listed them here for fear of tainting your creative juices. What you you expect to see in such a curriculum or what issues would you like to inform non-cyclists about the dynamics of cycling on the road?
My intention here is to get a different perspective outside of what is generally prevalent in the Maritime Provinces.
Thank you in advance for your help.
I'm in the process of developing a curriculum for the driver education schools on bicycle awareness.
To give you some background on me and why:
I am a CAN-BIKE instructor living in Eastern Canada (Nova Scotia) and feel that eduaction of both types of road users is the best bang for the buck for the safety of all road users. CAN-BIKE (www.canbike.net) is similar, and born from, the Effective Cycling program in the USA. Although the CAN-BIKE program is directed towards cyclists, there is another aspect that is left out - the other road users.
As you know, many non-cyclists are unsure of what to do around a cyclist and I've noticed in my bicycle travels that non-cyclists are, for the most part, uncertain of my intentions, even when I signal and ride, what I hope to be, predictably.
Hence, my hope is to develop a curriculum to be given in driver education schools, which are regulated by Transport Canada. By the way, Transport Canada also regulates the CAN-BIKE program.
First, does anyone know of an existing curriculum that targets driver education schools? There's no sense in reinventing the wheel, so perhaps I can contact those people and....errrr...model this curriculum after that one.
Second, although I have a list of topics that I feel should be included, I have not listed them here for fear of tainting your creative juices. What you you expect to see in such a curriculum or what issues would you like to inform non-cyclists about the dynamics of cycling on the road?
My intention here is to get a different perspective outside of what is generally prevalent in the Maritime Provinces.
Thank you in advance for your help.