17/01/2017
New Cycle Training Standard Aims To Reduce Road Fatalities
Funding has been announced for the new national cycle training standard, Cycle Right.
Cycle Right has been developed by a partnership steering committee consisting of a wide-range of stakeholders including the Department of Transport, Tourism & Sport, the Road Safety Authority, Cycling Ireland, An Garda Síochána, An Táisce (Green Schools), Coaching Ireland and representatives of local authorities.
Announcing the funding, Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport, Shane Ross, said: "I am delighted to announce that my Department is funding the national roll-out of Cycle Right – the new national cycle training standard – to primary schools for 2017. This new standard, that includes an on-road element of training, will ensure that we have, for the first time, a standardised level of cycle training around the country.
"The increase in numbers cycling to work in recent years has been striking – in the canal cordon area of Dublin this has more than doubled over the last 10 years. However, what is also striking is that we are not seeing any significant growth in the numbers of children cycling to school. They are the cyclists of tomorrow and we need to give them the skills and confidence to begin cycling now, so that they will develop sustainable travel habits at an early age that they can carry into later life. Safety is at the core of Cycle Right and this new training standard will give children the skills and confidence to cycle safely."
Minister Ross said that he hoped the initiative would show his commitment to improving road safety and reducing the number of fatalities.
He concluded: "We must all pay more attention on the roads and remember to take particular care around vulnerable road users like cyclists and pedestrians. I hope that Cycle Right will encourage more parents and children to choose cycling as a means of travel to school."
(MH/CD)
Cycle Right has been developed by a partnership steering committee consisting of a wide-range of stakeholders including the Department of Transport, Tourism & Sport, the Road Safety Authority, Cycling Ireland, An Garda Síochána, An Táisce (Green Schools), Coaching Ireland and representatives of local authorities.
Announcing the funding, Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport, Shane Ross, said: "I am delighted to announce that my Department is funding the national roll-out of Cycle Right – the new national cycle training standard – to primary schools for 2017. This new standard, that includes an on-road element of training, will ensure that we have, for the first time, a standardised level of cycle training around the country.
"The increase in numbers cycling to work in recent years has been striking – in the canal cordon area of Dublin this has more than doubled over the last 10 years. However, what is also striking is that we are not seeing any significant growth in the numbers of children cycling to school. They are the cyclists of tomorrow and we need to give them the skills and confidence to begin cycling now, so that they will develop sustainable travel habits at an early age that they can carry into later life. Safety is at the core of Cycle Right and this new training standard will give children the skills and confidence to cycle safely."
Minister Ross said that he hoped the initiative would show his commitment to improving road safety and reducing the number of fatalities.
He concluded: "We must all pay more attention on the roads and remember to take particular care around vulnerable road users like cyclists and pedestrians. I hope that Cycle Right will encourage more parents and children to choose cycling as a means of travel to school."
(MH/CD)
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