AA president Edmund King said “I am personally committed to breaking down the ‘two tribes’ attitude displayed between some drivers and cyclists. Often we are the same people. I am convinced that this initiative will change attitudes and save lives.”
Head of BSM, Mark Peacock said “Successfully teaching a learner to drive safely around cyclists means instilling a good attitude as well as the necessary practical driving skills. Understanding why cyclists behave in certain ways, such as avoiding potholes or how they are affected in strong winds, is key to being safe around them.”
To cyclists, this may seem a long time coming, but this is a great step in making UK roads much safer for cyclists to use. With motorists learning to respectfully share the roads with cyclists, this should hopefully lead to less cyclist fatalities on Britain's Roads. Hopefully this training will prove to be successful and will rolled out as a must have for all driving schools. This training should also be applied to HGV drives, as the account for a large proportion of cyclist deaths in the UK.
