CAN-BIKE 2 Cycling Skills Courses 

CAN-BIKE cycling courses were designed to equip everyone with the skills and knowledge to handle themselves and traffic safely. CAN-BIKE 2 is recognized, across Canada, as a prerequisite for bicycle professionals. Police, Security, Paramedics and Tour Leaders.

CAN-BIKE was developed by members of the Canadian Cycling Association using John Forester's book, "Effective Cycling" and adding a Canadian perspective to the course. In recent years Toronto City Cycling has taken on the task of continuously improving the program and the development of the CAN-BIKE Instructor Manual. There are many courses in the CAN-BIKE program starting with Kids CAN-BIKE, courses for adults and Instructor courses. In BC we are currently concentrating on CAN-BIKE 2, the most challenging skills development course so we can increase the ranks of instructors.

Traffic theory  

Road positioning

Traffic principles.

Section 183-Motor Vehicle Act of BC, Canada

Equipment

Bicycle types, selection, adjustment & repairs.

Safety Equipment Helmets.

Tools.

Handling Skills 1 

Group Riding.

Signaling, Shoulder checks.

Slow speed skills.

Crashes

Types

Statistics

Prevention

Touring Theory.

Riding conditions: Night, rain, cold, & heat.

Efficient Cycling, nutrition, gearing.

Attaching loads to bikes.

Riding Arterial Routes

Merging

Diverging

Bridges

Handling Skills 2

Handling Skills: Rock dodge, panic stop.

Emergency turns.

Traffic handling skills.

Resources

John Forester "Effective Cycling" MIT Press

Video: "Effective Cycling" Seidler Productions.

Tests

CCA Certification:  40 question multiple choice test, practical road (traffic) & handling (skills) test.