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[Andy B]

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Cycling proficiency anyone? We did it in the road outside the school(and they still do it in the same place, although with more hi-viz) when I was 9. Wish I'd never brought it up now, feel really old.

I did!  About the same age too which would've made 1971  :-? :-? 

[Debs.]

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Cycling proficiency anyone? We did it in the road outside the school(and they still do it in the same place, although with more hi-viz) when I was 9. Wish I'd never brought it up now, feel really old.

I did!  About the same age too which would've made 1971  :-? :-? 

When I was a tiddler; I always wanted to join the Tufty Club.......

........but that naughty Willy the Weasel led me a`stray! 

http://www.tuftyclub.org.uk/

[LJay]

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Cycling proficiency anyone? We did it in the road outside the school(and they still do it in the same place, although with more hi-viz) when I was 9. Wish I'd never brought it up now, feel really old.

I did!  About the same age too which would've made 1971  :-? :-? 

I didn't do it, didn't learn to ride a bike till high school!   And, as those of you who know how clumsy I am can imagine, it's not something I'm too good at!

I think the cycling proficiency lessons round here just teach kids how to look the other way whilst cycling in front of cars. I reckon the advice is.....if you don't look at the driver, they can't hit you!

[aaronjb]

Cycling proficiency anyone? We did it in the road outside the school(and they still do it in the same place, although with more hi-viz) when I was 9. Wish I'd never brought it up now, feel really old.

Forgot about that one - some time around 1988 I imagine.. taught to ride the right distance from the kerb, not on footpaths, and so on.. did it in the school playground with lots of cones and white lines IIRC!

That whole 'not riding on footpaths' thing seems to have gone the way of the dodo, though, from what I see these days.

[DaveA]

Past bike 1961, Car 1971 both First time

Past gliding proficiency test 1960  

P.S 
    Past my bike test in Loughborough, on way home stopped under a bridge, ripped the L plates off the bike and tore then up into little pieces and throw them into the air, watched them fall to the ground, when a voice behind me said " past your test have you" turned round and it was a copper, made me pick every last piece up. 

[Shackeng]

Oh how I love the English language.

[Debs.]

Oh how I love the English language.

I love Onomatopoeia it gives me a kick!

......and let me tell you, and speak-well (by way of vocal-explanation) of Tautologies!

 

[999gsi]

did my driving test in 1989,in my dads c reg cavalier 1.6l,as he was a supervisor at the local test center,they had to get a top bod in from the dot to take me out,i passed with flying colours(thanks dad)went out and bought a y reg cavalier 1.6gl saloon 2 weeks later.spending four years of saving up was quite emotional..did my bike test in 2000 having bought a honda vfr 400 just prior...now done a further 5 tests in advanced driving, police and ambulance.......think thats enough......

[Ratty]

Bike: Failed 1977, Apparently doing a sideways skid wasn't classed as an "emergency stop"

Car: 1979,

HGV Class 1: 1988

[ZacVegas]

Car 1990  HGV Class 2 & 1 2006 all first time

[BlueBridge]

A very wet December lunchtime in 88, passed 1st time, with just 1 stall 30 seconds away from returning to test station. Emergencey stop was done for real, when a dog ran out in front of me 8-)

[Brikhead]

1995 for me, I'm only a baby compared to some of the folks on here, I was 19 and had just gotten off a ban...
 
I passed at the second attempt, I failed the first test due to "being too confident"!