Originally Posted by
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What organizations would that be? You want to test yourself, fine, but I have little patience for so-called advocates that place barriers to entry into something as simple as riding a bicycle.
Riding a bicycle is simple, but riding a bicycle in traffic is not. Arguably, it's more complex than driving a car or riding a motorcycle in traffic, though the potential to cause harm to others is significantly less.
While bike riding generally occurs at a relatively slow speed as compared to motoring, the relative slowness actually makes maneuvering in traffic more complex than it is when riding a motorcycle that can accelerate and keep up with other traffic easily.
I don't think this all adds up to requiring licensing for bicyclists, but I think it's important to keep in mind that cycling in traffic is not nearly as simple as riding a bicycle.