Do we need this? A riding test?

Good question. I see some cyclists doing things they should not do. It makes me think that anybody who wants to ride a bicycle beyond the home driveway, would do well to take some kind of cycling skills course.

I myself have had very little of such \”schooling\”. But I began to read about bicycling safety as soon as I ordered my tricycle; and most of what I know is from books and web sites. Even if you can\’t get to a hands-on (or should I say, FEET-on?) course, read all you can about cycling safety. In fact, read those things over; and Over; and OVER. Eventually you\’ll start to remember them while out riding, as various situations arise.

Back to the riding test. Do we need this? What would they test? I\’d have to practice not swerving when looking behind me, that\’s for sure! But what about that case of the cyclist hitting, and killing, a pedestrian? Of course I don\’t know the facts; but was it a matter of the cyclist not looking where he was going? Or did the pedestrian suddenly step out in front of him?

Unfortunately you can test and test and test, and some cyclists will still do things that are  \”thou shalt not!\”