Sample content from our online cycling courses.
Separate versions for the USA & Canada
Easily get access for your organization’s personnel.
Individuals • Businesses • Government agencies • Universities, colleges, & schools • Non-profits • Advocacy groups • Charity ride organizations • Cycling clubs
Volume purchase discounts available. Details here.
What will you take away from this bicycling course?
- Gain significant skills to help you be more competent & comfortable riding in traffic.
- Discover the rights & responsibilities you have while riding your bike.
- Explore proven ways to encourage more drivers to respect these rights.
- Understand the impact of your actions in traffic, and how you can influence others to co-operate with you.
- Reduce your chances of a crash or collision, or of getting a traffic ticket.
- Increase your chances of gaining work involving cycling or transportation demand management.
No matter what type of riding you do, or want to do
commuting • recreational • delivery • touring • training for: triathlon / road / randonée / criterium / time trial
this course will help increase your comfort and competence out on the street.
- Enjoyable, engaging, interactive content: video, text, photos, graphics, animations, & quizzes.
- 2 to 5 hours of exploration.
- Learn from any location, at your own pace.
- View it a bit at a time, or all at once.
- Get it for yourself, or as a gift for a friend or family member.
"This is such an excellent resource. I’ve been commuting to school/work for 12 years and consider myself to be a pretty good rider, but I learned so much here. I’ve read plenty of things online and even a few books, but this addressed a lot of concerns I had and presented new info in a way that’s easy to comprehend (the graphics and videos helped a lot).
"I liked that I could go back in when I wanted and it kept my place.
"I’ve been trying out what I learned on my rides this week, and it’s already making a big difference. Thanks!"
— Stephen R.
- Only $35* for 1 year of access.
- 30-day money-back guarantee. (Does not apply to ticket dismissal course.)
- Return as often as you like to review and improve.
* The price for the course will soon increase. Why? In the last year, we’ve added a significant amount of content—more than 60%—as well as many navigational features. This has taken more than a thousand hours of development. The new price will reflect this added value available to you now at a lower cost.
Here is what is explored in the course:
Being an MVP-C
- Maneuverable: Creating space around you
- Visible: Being seen, day and night
- Predictable: Helping others make the right decisions
- Communicative: Getting across the right messages
Equipment
- Optional: Parts of the bike
- Checking your bike for safety
- Sizing, configuring, & adjusting your bike
- Required & optional equipment
- Parking your bike
Bike handling skills
- Braking
- Pedaling at a higher cadence (RPM)
- Riding in a straight line in challenging conditions
- Scanning behind
- Optional: Shifting gears
How people behave in traffic
- Your reaction to other people’s errors
- Video: It’s a 3-Way Street
- How do these behaviors come about?
- Your attitude and its impact
- Monitoring your thoughts
- Evaluating your skills
- Learning from your experiences
Your rights & duties
- Knowing your true place in traffic
- What’s the point of the law?
- An overview of traffic laws
- A summary of common cycling laws
Scanning & signalling
- Scanning for traffic
- Why it’s important
- Review of steps to make it easier / When to scan / Using mirrors
- Signaling
- Why it’s important
- What we need to signal, and tips to make it easier
- Turns / Lane changes / Change of position within a lane / Stops / Pulling onto the roadway / Waving thanks
- How, and how often?
Choosing your place on the road
- Choosing a lane & lane position
- Parked cars
- Bike lanes
Intersections
- Lane position at intersections
- When stopping is required
- Right of way
- Traffic lights
- Making turns
- Traffic circles & roundabouts
Other riding situations
- on sidewalks
- near buses & trucks
- side-by-side
- on paths & trails
Summary & feedback
- A brief, optional survey lets participants provide input.
Complimentary sections from our courses:
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Traffic skills
Bike handling skills
Equipment
30-day money back guarantee!
I’m certain that you’ll gain valuable insights you can use on your very next ride. If for any reason you’re not fully satisfied, your money will be refunded.
– Allan Dunlop, Director
“Do I have to ride at the edge of the road, or can I control my lane?” • “How can I encourage drivers to give me enough space, and to co-operate with me?” • “What laws apply to me as a cyclist?” • In this course, you’ll find the answers.
Volume purchase discounts are available. Details here.
Businesses • Government agencies • Universities, colleges, & schools • Non-profits • Advocacy groups • Charity ride organizations • Cycling clubs
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