In weeks 3 and 4 COLAB welcomed Phil and Matt to CSNS. Phil was an instructor and Matt was a Police officer. They were at CSNS to teach us bike safety and I couldn’t wait to get started.
Wednesday was my first session and we learnt the proper way to put a helmet on. The more uncomfortable and tighter it was the better. This session we didn’t get on our bikes but I hoped the next session we would.
The second session we actually got on our bikes which I was happy about. It was rainy and cold so we didn’t finish, but we continued after lunch. During the first part they talked to us and told us to get off the left side of the bike, because if you fall you fall to the footpath and not towards the cars. We also got into buddies and we had to bike at the same pace. We had to yell “clear!” over our right shoulder and indicate. We practiced this for quite a while.
The third session was the final one and we finally got to do the road ride.We did a short bike around the block and luckily there weren't too many cars. I was nervous but excited to get started. I didn’t know what to expect. Every corner we had to stop so it was kind of boring, but from the stopping I learned a lot more than I thought I would.
Overall I learned a lot more than I expected and I feel more confident now.
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