Originally Posted by mconlonx

Most riders who sign up for a class like that are either new riders or shaky/scared to be on the road. From basics like "Ride with traffic" to more complicated stuff like how to negotiate a traffic circle and "taking the lane," teaching how to negotiate roads on a bike correctly is demonstrably to me (personal anecdote time...) more effective at making a cyclist safer on the roads than merely wearing a helmet.