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Education about cycling can take two forms:
Educational schemes and campaigns which inform people about, and promote, the benefits of and issues concerning cycling; and
Educational programmes which provide information on road safety skills (Osborne, 1998).
1. CYCLING EDUCATION AND TRAINING:
Both of these approaches are widespread and well-established in some European countries, for example, the UK and the Netherlands. In the UK, the average adult receives 25 hours training and is examined before being permitted to drive on the roads. In comparison, most cyclists, who use the same roads, are given no formal training (Hudson, 1982). Cyclist training and education have a vital role to play in improving cycling knowledge, skills and behaviour and hence they have been encouraged on this basis (RoSPA, 1993). If people learn the appropriate cycling skills then this can greatly enhance their ability to safely use the roads (Franklin, 1997). Not only that but it is likely that increasing general awareness of cycling is likely to increase levels of cycling (Osborne, 1998). The way forward to encouraging cycling might be to teach cyclists the necessary skills to help them to cope better with the road system in its current state (Franklin, 2002).
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