[NSW] Free 2-hour 1-on-1 Cycling Skills Courses by BikeWise through City of Sydney

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Ulya on 29/08/2020 - 12:33 whatson.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au (124 clicks)
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The City of Sydney is pleased to offer free 1-on-1 cycling skills courses with qualified instructors from BikeWise. This service is available to people who live or work in the City of Sydney local government area. A list of Covered suburbs and localities

The courses are offered from Friday 28 August to Friday 30 October.

During the 2-hour session, your instructor will teach skills and techniques for effective, safe and confident riding. You'll practice real on-street scenarios, including lane positioning, signalling, managing intersections, braking and gear selection.

Your instructor will help you with route selection, to pick a smooth and safe way to get around. They'll even help you work out the best route between home and work.

Direct link to the application form

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  ln28909 on 29/08/2020 - 12:37

  Any catchz cause this sounds pretty good

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    Ulya on 29/08/2020 - 12:39

    Haven't tried myself yet. Only started from yesterday.

    I think they will only be able to take a certain number of applications, some times will be sold out quickly.

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  PainToad on 29/08/2020 - 14:13

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  Are tax/rate payers also going to have to start paying for people to learn how to wipe they’re own ass. Ffs this country is becoming dumb as shit.

  lane positioning, signalling, managing intersections, braking and gear selection

  Everything you should of learnt as a child with your first bike. 🤦‍♂️

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    Tamtu on 29/08/2020 - 14:55

    +1

    Cyclists reduce congestion from the roads, while the vast majority still pay rates and car licence fees. From a strictly economic perspective, it's in the best interest of tax/rate payers to get more people on bikes. (And that's not to mention the health benefits, and reduced strain on the health sector.)

    Not everyone is as privileged as you to have owned a bike when they were a child. Or have the confidence that you clearly possess.

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      RainbowHands on 29/08/2020 - 18:04

      but 1 cyclist in peak hour creates congestion

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      PainToad on 29/08/2020 - 20:05

      +1

      Not everyone is as privileged as you to have owned a bike when they were a child.

      Fair point, sorry.

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  sunnyc on 29/08/2020 - 14:22

  -6

  Bikes/Vespas should pay the same registration price as trucks. Blocks/Slows traffic meaning cars and trucks have to be on the road more than 2x as long resulting in more wear and tear in the roads.

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    dansozb on 29/08/2020 - 14:37

    +5

    I’d be happy to pay rego for my bike if there were actual bike lanes, and the city offered free courses to car drivers on how to drive their cars safely around bikes.

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      sunnyc on 29/08/2020 - 14:53

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      I don't know about you but most cyclists on the streets nowadays don't belong on the streets, it's 60km/h on average and I've only seen a handful of cyclists keep up and only one keep up on a climb. By helping the environment with cycling, cyclists are inadvertently causing more pollution due to slower and longer traffic which is inefficient for cars.

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        crc32 on 29/08/2020 - 15:08

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        Got any evidence to back up these claims?

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          fiveferrari on 29/08/2020 - 15:33

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          @crc32: Yes. His tinfoil hat.

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          sunnyc on 29/08/2020 - 15:59

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          @crc32: Which part? The riding too slow? The riding too slow up a climb? or inadvertently causing more pollution. It's absolutely selfish, I jog faster than half of the riders on these roads. Just today a cyclist rode up the wrong side of the roundabout to get to a bike trail. I haven't ridden my roadbike for 10 years but I sure didn't bother any motorists by riding so slow.

          Here is some evidence

          https://www.road-bike.co.uk/articles/average-speed.php#:~:te…
          Beginner, short distance (say 10-15 miles): average speed 12 mph. Most cyclists can achieve 10-12 mph average very quickly with limited training
          More experienced, short-medium distance (say 20-30 miles): average 15-16 mph
          Reasonable experience, medium (say 40 miles): average around 16-19 mph
          Quite competent club rider, some regular training likely, medium-long distances (say 50-60 miles): 20-24 mph
          Many cyclists never get to an average over 13-15 mph, don't worry about it, enjoy yourself. Plenty of cyclists can maintain 25+ mph over long distances, especially if conditions are flat or they are cycling in groups.

          So not even 40km/h

          https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/strava-reveals-jus…

          20km/h on average climbing hills.

          Last one is too hard to find and piece together

          The common understanding is that going faster burns more fuel and therefore, the slower you drive, the less fuel your car will use, but this actually isn’t true. Most cars’ peak fuel efficiency occurs somewhere between 50-60 miles per hour. Any faster, and aerodynamic drag requires your engine to work harder to keep up momentum. Any slower, and your transmission will automatically shift to a lower gear, which requires more fuel to maintain.

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            crc32 on 29/08/2020 - 21:42

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            @sunnyc: Still no evidence to support your assertion that cycling causes more pollution.

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  Gunnar on 29/08/2020 - 14:46

  +4

  Can this be mandatory for Uber Eats, Menu Log, et al riders?

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  Nugs on 29/08/2020 - 16:13

  Mono's not listed, no deal
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  amustafa on 30/10/2020 - 00:15

  I did this course and it was excellent - will highly recommend! I am an adult but unfortunately didn’t have a chance to learn bike riding in my childhood.