Re: Advice: pavement cycling/child

in message <1138719716.390417.117560@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, PhilD
('phildeaves@xxxxxxxxxxx') wrote:

> First, let's start with the highway code. Regulation 54: "You MUST NOT
> cycle on a pavement". That I understand and accept.
>
> But what about my 6-year-old? Is it reasonable, or expected, for him
> to ride on the road, even supervised?

It depends where you are, and what drivers in your area are like. Here,
kids that age cycle a couple of miles to school along the main A road,
but then the traffic volumes on our 'main A road' may not compare to
those on yours. On quiet roads, the sooner he gets used to using the
road the better, I would have thought - when supervised, of course.

> Actually, at the moment I have him ride on the pavement and I ride at
> his speed on the road. On quieter roads I have him ride on the road to
> get used to traffic, having to look and pay attention, and so on. He's
> good at signals, but useless at looking behind at the moment!

You should be /very/ careful at junctions because your child will not be
in drivers' sight lines and is likely not to be noticed.

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