cyclist workshops
“I really enjoyed it. Really enjoyed the truck part, it was a wonderful insight to how little they see!! Thank you to CAN and NZTA for putting the workshop on, well worthwhile and I have had some great feedback from two others that were there. Would love to get it back in the Bay again next year.”
Share the road workshops give people on bikes three key insights to stay safe when riding on roads where they may meet heavy vehicles. Our videos give an idea of what people on bikes can expect to get out of a workshop.
our key messages are:
Keep control of your bike and the situation.
Ride to be seen and predictable.
Choose safe routes.
We run workshops with complimentary messages for heavy vehicle drivers so that they better understand the way people on bikes behave.
we offer several workshop formats for cyclists:
Cyclist – Full workshop
Time: 3 hours
Capacity: 12
Candidate: Typically had no other cycle skills lessons and is only confident using quiet roads and paths.
These workshops are run on-bike, on the road, with a stationary heavy vehicle used to demonstrate key principles
Cyclist – Blindzone Workshop
Time: 0.5 hours
Capacity: 12
Candidate: Competent and confident using most roads, or intends to take part in an advanced cycle skills lesson run by another provider.
These workshops are run with a stationary heavy vehicle to demonstrate key principles.
“Getting people who love bikes into the cab of a truck is the special gift that the Share the Road team brings to the wider road user conversation. It never fails to amaze cyclists, when they sit for the first time in the seat of a truck or a bus, and realise how huge the blind zones are, and how invisible a person on a bike, can be.”
more information
We are able to offer flexible delivery time and location to meet riders' needs. Contact Cycling Development Coordinator Kelvin Aris for additional information and to book a workshop now. If you have already secured a workshop for riders in your area they can register here.
See a video of a Blindzone Workshop
“I found the course interesting and the topics very relevant and came away examining several aspects of my own riding style… certain aspects of riding such as positioning on the road, signalling clearly and riding confidently, establishing eye contact and checking behind regularly etc are sending messages to other road uses. The messages are I’m a vehicle and I’m behaving like one, and importantly I know what I’m doing. ”