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Allan Dunlop

Allan Dunlop - Director of The Center for Cycling Education

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Allan Dunlop is the Director of The Center for Cycling Education, and has worked in cycling advocacy, events, and education for over 23 years.

Allan is the first person in North America to be certified to train cycling instructors in both Canada and the United States, as a Master Instructor with the League of American Bicyclists’ Smart Cycling program, and a National Examiner with Cycling Canada’s CAN-BIKE program.

He has had the role of lead instructor and instructor trainer with many cycling education programs in both the United States and Canada.

Allan has been responsible for the development and improvement of a wide range of public education materials, student education programs, and instructor development programs. He has trained more than 8500 students of all ages and has trained and mentored many instructors.

Previous careers:

  • Connaught Laboratories (now Sanofi) (52-acre campus in Toronto, ON)
    • This was the company that worked with Banting & Best to mass-produce insulin, and with Jonas Salk to manufacture the polio vaccine, among many other innovations. It was North America’s largest producer of vaccines for humans.
      • Health & Safety Specialist (H & S Department)
      • Disaster Response & Recovery Planner (Legal Department)
      • Environmental Manager (Facilities Management Department)
      • Quality Assurance Auditor (Vaccine Filling & Packaging Department)
  • Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans (Vancouver Island, BC)
    • Field Marine Biologist
      • Worked independently by boat, and by helicopter and on board fishing vessels around the coast over 15 years.

Defensive Cycling program & online traffic skills courses

In the spring of 2010, he developed the Defensive Cycling curriculum for the traffic citation dismissal program in Austin, Texas. This was an initiative of the Austin Cycling Association (now BikeAustin) and the Austin Municipal Court.

In the fall of 2012, the first interactive, online traffic skills course for cyclists was released. In April 2013, the online course was accepted by the Austin Municipal Court for fulfilling the requirements of the Defensive Cycling program. A North America-wide version of the online course was released in December 2014, and separate courses were created for the USA and Canada in February 2015.

Previous cycling education positions

In addition to his current training capacities, he was the Lead Instructor and Instructor Trainer (2003 – 2004) and Instructor (2002) with Bike to Work Victoria’s (now Capital Bike’s) adult Traffic Skills Course. As well, he was Lead Instructor and Instructor Trainer for the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia’s Bike Smarts school program in Greater Victoria, British Columbia (2002 – 2009).

City-wide cycling event coordination

His many roles in cycling advocacy and public education include coordinating numerous city-wide cycling events. Allan was Co-Coordinator of Bike to Work Week (now Go By Bike Week) 2002 (Victoria, BC, Canada), and Coordinator of Bike Week (2000), Bike Month (2001) and the Commuter Challenge (2000 and 2001) in Nanaimo, BC, Canada.

Cycling advocacy roles

Positions held include Director with the Greater Victoria Cycling Coalition (now Capital Bike), Vice-Chair of the City of Victoria’s Cycling Advisory Committee (now the Active Transportation Advisory Committee), and President of the British Columbia Cycling Coalition (BCCC). He was a member of the group that worked to bring the Pro Bike/Pro Walk Conference (now Walk/Bike/Places) to Victoria, BC in 2004.

Education background

Allan’s post-secondary education involves the Bachelor of Science program in Biology (University of Victoria – Victoria, BC / University of Guelph – Guelph, ON) and the Associate of Arts program in Business (Camosun College – Victoria, BC).

A family history with bikes

He has been a cyclist since 1969 when he was five, and his Dad built him his first bike. After his first fall, the gravel road he learned on gave him an incentive to stay upright.

His grandfather and two great-uncles each owned bike shops in Wales, and his father was a bike mechanic for a time in Wales and the United States just after World War II.

Instructing credentials

  • Creator of the first commercial, online traffic skills course anywhere, and the first one to be used for cycling ticket dismissal.
  • First person in North America to be certified to train instructors in both the United States and Canada
  • More than 8500 individuals have taken part in his training, in-person, on-bike, and online.
  • Director (2008—present) — The Center for Cycling Education
  • Nationally certified Smart Cycling Master Instructor — League of American Bicyclists (2008)
  • Nationally certified CAN-BIKE National Examiner — Canadian Cycling Association (now Cycling Canada) (2007)
  • Nationally certified CAN-BIKE Instructor — Canadian Cycling Association (now Cycling Canada) (2004)
  • Lead Instructor and head of instructor development (2002—2008) — Cycling Solutions Canada / Cycling Solutions USA
  • Lead Instructor and Instructor Trainer (2003—2004), Instructor (2002) — Bike to Work Victoria’s (now Capital Bike’s) adult Traffic Skills Course
  • Lead Instructor and Instructor Trainer, Greater Victoria (2002—2005) — Insurance Corporation of British Columbia’s Bike Smarts school-based program

Other related work

  • Collaborator on North American edition of ‘Cyclecraft‘ (John Franklin, author – see below)
  • Transportation Demand Management Coordinator, University of Victoria 2005/2006 (Victoria, BC, Canada)
  • Co-Coordinator, Bike to Work Week (now Go By Bike Week) 2002 (Victoria, BC, Canada)
  • Coordinator, Bike Month and Commuter Challenge 2001 (Nanaimo, BC, Canada – Nanaimo came in 4th in this countrywide competition)
  • Represented the ‘Go Green’ organization at Union of British Columbia Municipalities trade show 2001 (Vancouver, BC, Canada)
  • Bike Route Planner — worked with Urban Systems and Department of Parks Planning and Development, City of Nanaimo to establish bike routes throughout the city (2001 – Nanaimo, BC, Canada)
  • Coordinator, Bike Week and Commuter Challenge 2000 (Nanaimo, BC, Canada)

Cycling advocacy affiliations

  • Volunteer and instructor, Austin Cycling Association (now BikeAustin) (2010-2013)
  • President, British Columbia Cycling Coalition (BCCC) (2003-2004 / Director, 2000-2007)
  • Member, Education Committee, Greater Victoria Cycling Coalition (GVCC) (now Capital Bike) (2004-2005)
  • GVCC Delegate to ProWalk/ProBike Conference 2004 — Victoria, BC (now Walk/Bike/Places)
  • Founding Committee Member, Pro Walk/Pro Bike 2004 Host Committee (2003-2004)
  • Director, Greater Victoria Bike to Work Society (now Capital Bike) (2003)
  • Vice-Chair, City of Victoria Cycling Advisory Committee City of Victoria’s Cycling Advisory Committee (now the Active Transportation Advisory Committee)(2002-2003)
  • Director, Greater Victoria Cycling Coalition (GVCC) (now Capital Bike) (2001-2002)
  • GVCC Delegate to ProBike/ProWalk Conference (St. Paul, Minnesota – 2002)
  • Active Member and Advocate, Greater Nanaimo Cycling Coalition (GNCC) (1999-2002)

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And this is the older sister of Murphy (below), who learned to ride shortly before he did. At the end of the morning, they were both riding together.The family had travelled from Regina to their campsite at a local lake north of Saskatoon, and then back to have the lessons for the day. Now the whole family can ride together to various places at the lake, and they've made plans to ride together to the grocery store and other venues.What you don't see is me walking alongside the new riders for a mile or so (or more) with my hand lightly resting on the handlebar stem, and patiently guiding them through every step.After a day of this I am exhausted (I still was when I was twenty years younger), yet I absolutely love these sessions.I don't believe I've done anything more rewarding than this in my life, and there have been several other deeply fulfilling careers. ... See MoreSee Less

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