Originally Posted by pj7
Yes, but a formal education in a career is different than learning something that comes with experience.
Judging by the way the vast majority of experienced cyclists ride in traffic, it does not come with experience for most.
I've been driving tractors and farm trucks since I was 12. Never had any classes on it. By the time I decided to get my license, at age 17, I already had more hours in the drivers seat than your average highschool kid could imagine.
No one is talking about classes for learning how to ride a bike.
We're talking about classes for learning how to ride a bike
in traffic.
I only stated that I "dislike the idea" of paying for what the father could teach the children. Nothing more. I never said I opposed it, or hated it... only that I disliked it.
What makes you think the father could teach the children? What makes you think he knows what to teach them?