Darrell Noakes asked, about the Safe Kids Canada 2006 report and the
referenced article "Improving Bicycle Safety ..." "Does anyone know
of any research or experience in this area, besides the one reference
cited in the report? Is anyone familiar with the cited reference?"

Look on my website, johnforester.com, under Articles, Education, and
the Elementary School Program and Intermediate School Program. It's
all been done before, decades before, of course.

The Safe Kids paragraph and the referenced article were written by
people who know nothing about traffic cycling but are full of theory
about what degree of maturity is required for what they think traffic
cycling is. Children aged 8 can ride properly on two-lane roads,
children aged 10 can ride on medium speed four-lane roads, children
aged 13 have the skills to ride anywhere, each with about 15 class
hours of training, and verified by traffic cycling tests on real
roads in real traffic.

John Forester, MS, PE
Bicycle Transportation Engineer
7585 Church St.
Lemon Grove, CA 91945-2306
619-644-5481 www.johnforester.com