Bikeability Level 2

Bikeability Level 2Level 2 on-road training is suitable for anyone over 9 who can control a bike confidently. The course can be tailored appropriately for older primary school children, secondary school students and adults. It covers the basics of riding a bicycle on the road including:

  • Starting from the side of a road
  • Passing parked cars and side roads
  • Negotiating road narrowings
  • Appropriate road positioning
  • Turning from major to minor roads/or vice versa
  • Includes discussions about cycle lanes and highway code
  • May include roundabouts

The intention of the course is to increase the participants’ confidence when making road journeys.

Please note that once they have achieved Bikeability Level 2, few children are ready to venture on the road unaccompanied straight away. Confidence and road awareness come only after a lot of experience of cycling on the road.
We recommend that children keep cycling on the road with an adult, until their parents are confident in their ability to cycle independently.

What are the rules and legal requirement when cycling on the road? You can download our summary of the Highway Code for Cyclists.