[SDCBC] EC qualification by testing only

[Serge Issakov]

What about the hands on bike maintenance portions?
Do you think those could be handled "completely on-line"?


On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 5:42 AM, John Eldon <j.eldon at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> 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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