family cycling 2010
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A guide to family cycling. Presentation and discussion at Bristol Cycling Campaign meeting May 2010.TRANSCRIPT
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Family cycling
William Baker &
Emma Barraclough
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Overview• Context• How to cycle with children
– babies and toddlers– pedalling passengers
• Cycling independently– learning to ride– cycling on roads– cycling independently
• Family cycling• Cycling to school• BCC priorities
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Health and safety“We are creating a nation of battery-reared
children instead of free range children”• Obesity epidemic:
– 27% children in 2009 overweight– not rise in calories consumed but fall in
calories expended– health experts: > 1 hour/day of exercise
• The school run:– 1/5 of traffic at 8.50 am on week days– accidents at school gates– parents’ perception: walking & cycling unsafe
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Family & children cycling• Less traffic
– less CO2– reduces stress– more sociable urban environment
• Improved quality of life– health and exercise– children more alert and focussed– more independent– better sense of place
• Build into everyday tasks and leisure• FUN!
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Babies and toddlers
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Child seats• 9 mths – 4/5 yrs (depending on weight)• The bike:
– mountain or hybrid work best– wide, lower pressure tyres: absorb bumps
• Tips:– reclining rear seats: sleeping babies– strap baby’s feet in– wrap up warm, protect against rain– fit handlebar mirror (traffic & baby)– low rider front panniers: baby
paraphernalia• Start young
– baby takes it for granted– bike handling easier as baby grows
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Child trailers• Many advantages over child seats• Can carry 2 children, shopping,
paraphernalia• Can use with 3mth babies in car seat• More comfortable for child• Better protection against weather• Some convert to prams or skis!• HOWEVER, harder work for cyclist
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Victoria Park
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Pedalling passengers
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Trailer bikes• Suitable for age 4 – 9• Tow bar to child’s bike• Rack or seat post attached • Rack attached better, though cost more • Handling can be difficult, particularly for
seat-post attached• Hard work for parent on longer rides
“Most of the time you won’t get much help in powering along, yet when your co-rider really pedals you will feel it”
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Tandems• Very efficient and sociable• Kiddy back or ‘kiddy front’
– scaled for child from start• Adapt adult tandem
– kiddy cranks – crank shorteners– shorter cranks– extend reach of handlebars
• Toe clips make a big difference• Triplets
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Pedalling independently
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Getting started• Most children can learn between age
3 & 6• Secret of cycling is balance, not
pedalling• Start with ‘push along’ (age 2+) or bike
with pedals removed • Scooters also help• Avoid stabilisers if pos• Look out for Lidl bargains: £10-30
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Learning to ride• Remove pedals• Seat low enough for both feet flat on
the ground• Explain brakes; use front brake• Find gentle slope• Coast towards parent – in front of bike
“On a bike you go where you look. So look where you want to go”
• Once used to coasting, re-fit pedals
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Buying a child’s bike• Make sure it fits
– important for safety– not a case of ‘growing into it’
• Light weight is vital: you will carry it a lot• Suspension adds weight and of little use• More gears are not better• Front derailleurs superfluous until older• Riding position: fairly upright• Brakes and cranks sized properly• Don’t skimp – still cheaper than
Xbox+games
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Malago Greenway
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Road cycling: with parent• Basics for children
– competent cyclist– responds to instructions– knows left and right
• Road positioning– child leads, parent bike length behind– parent rides further out in road– call out instructions– ride alongside coming up to side roads
• Cycling as a family: options
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Road cycling: independent• Pavement cycling: <10 not liable• Age 8 – 11: can start cycling on roads
without supervision• Cycle training (Bikeability)
– level 1: cycle control– level 2: intro to road cycling– level 3: more advanced road cycling– parents need training too
• Increases independence– av. distance secondary school: 3.3 miles– see friends and go to leisure activities
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Bike It, Slow Bike Race, Hanham
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Family cycling • Family bike rides
– cycle paths and quiet roads– about 10 miles– lots of breaks – train assisted are very popular– but most trains only 2-4 bikes
• Multi-family group rides– tag-alongs, tandems and solos– more fun for kids if other kids cycling– build in other activities
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Kentisbeare Junior Cycling Clubwww.kjcc.org.uk
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The Bristol & Bath Railway Path
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Utility family cycling
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Cycling to school• 1% primary and 4.2% secondary pupils
cycle to school, yet 31% want to• Denmark: 50% pupils cycle to school• Why is cycling to school so low?
– not encouraged– nowhere safe to park bikes– lack confidence, yet training free for Yr 3+– worried about cycling in traffic
• Survey at Exeter secondary school– 570 pupils cycled in 1 week; 3 were girls
• Big in accidents, primary to secondary
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Cycling to school: Bristol• Cycling city
– 2008: 901 cycled to school; 2009: 977 (48k)– target to double number by 2011
• School travel plans: sustainable transport– Govt target: all schools by March 2010– 6 out of 180 Bristol LEA schools - no plans
• 2004 school travel target for Bristol: – car use does not increase
• Situation in 2010– slight decrease in primary– slight increase in secondary: school choice
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Cycling to school in Bristol
0.00%
0.50%
1.00%
1.50%
2.00%
2.50%
3.00%
3.50%
4.00%
4.50%
5.00%
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Year
Per
cent
age Nurseries
Primaries
Secondaries
All Schools
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Children cycling initiatives• School travel plans
– survey, issues, proposed solutions– route to school planning maps– ‘wheels and heels’ grants– cycling events, initiatives, storage– bike events: cycle from 3% to 60-90%
• Sustrans bike it– support to schools, cycling champions– cycling levels 5x national average
• CTC bike club– age10-20 projects, partic low income & BME
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Bike It, new cycle storage, Bradley Stoke
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BCC, families and children• Set up family cycling group
– leaflets, school newsletters, Council support– driving to ride starts?
• School travel plans– lobby to improve, more Council support– quiet routes to school, discourage driving
• Utility cycling– encourage family & child cycling– general cycle promotion, e.g. 20mph limit
• Other lobbying– improve off-road & quiet routes– more bikes on trains
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Further information• [email protected] &
[email protected]• BCC family bike rides
www.discoverbristol.btik.com/home.ikml• www.bikeability.org.uk/• www.schooltravelplans.org• http://bikeclub.org.uk/• www.sustrans.org.uk/what-we-do/bike-it• Kentisbeare Junior Cycling Club
www.kjcc.org.uk