[SDCBC] EC qualification by testing only

[John Eldon]

That is a great suggestion. Another way to make the training more efficient and appealing would be to offer the classroom portion of the course completely on-line, so that the only real time commitment would be for the on-road portions of it.

--- On Wed, 6/11/08, John Forester <forester at johnforester.com> wrote:
From: John Forester <forester at johnforester.com>
Subject: [SDCBC] EC qualification by testing only
To: "sdcbc" <sdcbc at bikesandiego.org>
Date: Wednesday, June 11, 2008, 7:28 PM

For quite a few years, under my supervision,  LAW ran Effective Cyclist 
qualification tests at its annual rally. The test started with a 
multiple choice test (50 questions? More?). Those successful in passing 
the test then rode the road test, and if they also succeeded in that 
they were granted the Effective Cycling Certificate. Naturally, those 
who signed up for the test were club cyclists who chose to attend the 
national annual rally, and therefore had developed a considerable level 
of skill. Naturally, some did not succeed. Whether or not such a system 
would work for people who learned from book reading, video viewing, and, 
of course, traffic practice by themselves or with a few friends, is not 
known. Before the Effective Cycling era, of course, many cyclists 
learned the hard way through experience. It took many miles and several 
years of traffic cycling to learn, but they did. With modern sources of 
information, such a program might be quite successful.

John Forester, MS, PE
Bicycle Transportation Engineer
7585 Church St, Lemon Grove CA 91945
619-644-5481

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