Bike Safe Bike Smart

Lesson Plan: Advanced Riding: Hazards

Learning outcomes are achieved if the learner can:
1. Describe what diferent hazards may occur on or around the road
2. Identify road signs demonstrating hazards
3. Explain how to aoid hazards while cycling
!. "ide through a simulated trac# aoiding or managing hazards.
Lesson plan Hazards
Introduction$ %his module introduces the student to the potential hazards they may encounter on or around the road
while cycling. &nowledge and s#ills are introduced to help the student identify hazards and plan and prepare for
aoiding or managing these hazards. %here are a number of opportunities to practice strategies in a simulated and
safe enironment.
%he program is designed to scafold learning while 'tting in with the current curriculum and class time frames.
%imeframes for teaching are deliered within the curriculum of a standard !( minute lesson) with the addition of a
double lesson of *+ minutes for practical riding. ,essons are structured as such$
,esson 1 %heory
,esson 2 %heory
,esson 3 -bseration
,esson ! Drills
Grade
&ey teaching point
!eaching
!ime
"otes Resource Resource Location
#vervie$
%ntroduction and
module outline
1+ minutes Explain what this module on hazards is
about.
.re/assessment of current s#ills and
#nowledge through discussion and 0uestion
and answer.
1$ 2hat is a hazard
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6yclists
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%he o3cial 45 6ode for
6yclists 45 %ransport 9gency
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Hazard Sign
identi,cation
1+ minutes ,earners are to read section titled 9bout
8igns from page (: of the cyclist code.
%he -3cial 45 6ode for
6yclists
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9nswer 8heet
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%he o3cial 45 6ode for
6yclists 45 %ransport 9gency
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Appl& hazard rules 1( minutes ,earners answer a number of 0uestions
about ! hazard signs.
,earners can chec# each others wor# or
hae the teacher chec#
%he -3cial 45 6ode for
6yclists
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%he o3cial 45 6ode for
6yclists 45 %ransport 9gency
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Activit& ()* minutes+ #nline
%dentif&ing
di-erent hazards
on and around the
road
2( ;inutes In small groups learners discuss diferent
hazards that they may encounter. Each
learner will post their ideas on the .adlet.
Each group presents 'ndings bac# to the
class.
1$ 2hat diferences were identi'ed across
the groups<
1$ =ow well has a hazard been de'ned<
%he -3cial 45 6ode for
6yclists
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%he o3cial 45 6ode for
6yclists 45 %ransport 9gency
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!ime
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Activit& . ()* minutes+ #nline
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%ntroduction 1+ minutes
,in# the theory learned in the preious
actiities with a practical example of road
hazards
>outube ideo
%dentif&ing the
impacts of road
hazards
3( minutes
,earners watch the short ideo and
contribute discussion to the "oad =azards
?orum
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Activit& ) ()* minutes //+ #n &our 0ike
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%ntroduction 1+ minutes 6hec# safety gear and cycles are 't for
purpose.
Explain the two simulation exercises and the
expectation for each.
8et up area @learners can assist in doing
thisA
?lat) large area @eg sports 'eld)
tennis courtA.
"opes @whiteA as road mar#ers)
or chal#ed outline
"ed 6ones
8ports ,oc#er
1&cle and
23uipment 1heck
Link to Know Your
Bike and Safety
Clothing and
Equipment lessons
1+ minutes "eiew safety points of both cycle and
e0uipment with group. In pairs$
,earners to underta#e chec#list of #ey safety
features of each others bicycle
,earners chec# clothing and safety gear
,earners own bicycles
,earners safety gear
Avoiding hazards 2+
minutesBB
8topping on a dot. %o practice stopping
0uic#ly @to aoid car doors) animals etcA
,earners cycle at normal speed in a straight
line) stopping with their front tyre of the
disc.
"ed paper disc
Preparing for
hazards
!echni3ues for
dodging hazards
2+
minutesBB
Dodging the "oc#. ,earners ride through
cones dodging obstacles placed to the left
and right.
;oe the distances between the cones and
the obstacle to ary the time in which the
"ed cones
-ld clothes or pieces of
material
8ports loc#er
learner has to react.
4e0rief 1+ minutes -pportunity for the class to reCect on the
actiities.
B .roided there is ade0uate superision) both drills can be run simultaneously with learners continually riding
through both. If there is not) create each drill as a separate lesson.