Iโve thought for ages that @BikeabilityUK should be on the School syllabus - but Iโve just come back from my first @MakatonCharity training session and if anything should be, this should.
#LifeSkills
Funny Things Kids Say #325
[having a bit of banter late in the lesson - with an 11yo]
โSarcasm doesnโt suit you - itโs not your colourโ. ๐คฆ๐ผโโ๏ธ
Iโm going home tomorrow from a week in Belgium and the Netherlands with my family (And Doggies).
Is always nice to return - a week away is enough for me. BUT
Boy, will I miss seeing the roads full of cyclists.
I have found it amusing how Iโve needed to be looking all around like an owl at every junction - partly due to the unfamiliarity of driving on the opposite side of the road - but mostly as cyclists are EVERYWHERE and Iโm very happy to give them priority at all times.
And Iโve not cycled once (despite wanting too deeply).
Weโve driven around - even into the centre of Amsterdam and Bruges and the roads have been terrific.
ALT Bikeability Instructor with two Wheels For All members and their carers at the Bridge Leisure Centre track. All very happy to be there on a Friday night.
My God, Iโve been impressed with my riders this week. My fellow instructors are making a real song-and-dance about the weather, but NOT ONE kid has complained. #childrenarethefuture
Something not mentioned here: The pavements arenโt designed for 2 Tons of rubber and metal, so degrades badly.
Itโs just bloody selfish!
bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0h9jqwโฆ
In a recent poll, just 28% of people know that drivers should leave at least 1.5 metres when overtaking people cycling at speeds of up to 30mph. Please leave space for cyclists. #OperationClosePass
๐ธ: @davewalker
The Government is stripping councils of the power to keep dirty, dangerous traffic away from our schools.
This is a threat to our children's lives.
Please sign the emergency petition. action.wearepossible.org/pagโฆ
Everyone deserves choice when it comes to travel.
The 'Plan for the Motorist' denies people their health and freedom by leaving them no option but to drive.
We need your support to speak up for cycling, now more than ever: ow.ly/uFqP50PRiqS
ALT Congestion in an urban area. There are cars and people cycling in the traffic.