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| New cycling tests to be launched | New cycling tests to be launched |
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| New cycling proficiency tests for children, to be carried out on roads, are set to be launched in England. | New cycling proficiency tests for children, to be carried out on roads, are set to be launched in England. |
| The Bikeability award scheme aims to give children a more realistic experience of coping on the road. | The Bikeability award scheme aims to give children a more realistic experience of coping on the road. |
| It comes after a pilot project involving more than 5,000 children in eight regions. | It comes after a pilot project involving more than 5,000 children in eight regions. |
| The government is putting £10m into children's cycling, which will pay for around half of all 10-year-olds to take the Bikeability course. | The government is putting £10m into children's cycling, which will pay for around half of all 10-year-olds to take the Bikeability course. |
| It is estimated that more than 90% of youngsters have never cycled to school. | It is estimated that more than 90% of youngsters have never cycled to school. |
| Bikeability is run by Cycling England, a body set up by the government to encourage children and adults to cycle. | Bikeability is run by Cycling England, a body set up by the government to encourage children and adults to cycle. |
| As much as anything else, what Bikeability is there for is actually to convince mums and to convince people like teachers that cycling is really OK Kevin MayneCycling England class="" href="/1/hi/uk/6495457.stm">Taking the new-look test | |
| In the last 10 years the number of trips taken by bike is estimated to have fallen by one fifth. | In the last 10 years the number of trips taken by bike is estimated to have fallen by one fifth. |
| Cycling England's Kevin Mayne said Bikeability's predecessor, the Cycling Proficiency Test, "wasn't doing the job". | Cycling England's Kevin Mayne said Bikeability's predecessor, the Cycling Proficiency Test, "wasn't doing the job". |
| "In some cases, it kind of told children about the dangers of cycling without telling them about all the positive things," he told BBC News. | "In some cases, it kind of told children about the dangers of cycling without telling them about all the positive things," he told BBC News. |
| "As much as anything else, what Bikeability is there for is actually to convince mums and to convince people like teachers that cycling is really OK." | "As much as anything else, what Bikeability is there for is actually to convince mums and to convince people like teachers that cycling is really OK." |
| Defensive | Defensive |
| Unlike the Cycling Proficiency Test, which generally took place in the school playground, many of the Bikeability tests are carried out on the roads. | Unlike the Cycling Proficiency Test, which generally took place in the school playground, many of the Bikeability tests are carried out on the roads. |
| Children are taught the kind of observation, road positioning and defensive driving tactics that new motorists learn. | Children are taught the kind of observation, road positioning and defensive driving tactics that new motorists learn. |
| Cycling England has said it hopes that within five years all school-leaving children will have passed the test. | Cycling England has said it hopes that within five years all school-leaving children will have passed the test. |
| In the pilot scheme, which involved Merseyside, Exeter, Essex, Cornwall, Manchester, Hertfordshire, the Isle of Wight, and Kingston in London, nearly 10,000 badges were awarded. | In the pilot scheme, which involved Merseyside, Exeter, Essex, Cornwall, Manchester, Hertfordshire, the Isle of Wight, and Kingston in London, nearly 10,000 badges were awarded. |