We have been conducting some PCAs across the country over the last year and have come across some practice which we have challenged to promote good practice throughout the industry. These include:

1. Stop 'U' turns
   
2. Stopping all the time a Give Way lines
   
3. Putting out warning cycle training signs
   
4. Promoting signalling every time regardless of whether there is anyone else around
   
   

The feedback we have been receiving from the scheme managers is that they are unaware of any guidance which highlights bad practice with suggested good practice which can be used as an alternative. Is anyone away of any specific guidance like this and if not could we used this conversation as an opportunity to shape this to support scheme managers with developing their schemes?

Stop 'U' turns

Stopping all the time a Give Way lines

Putting out warning cycle training signs

Promoting signalling every time regardless of whether there is anyone else around

The updated National Standard is much better at informing manages exactly what is NS practice. These examples (which all ITOs will have seen when observing on PCAs) are vestiges from cycling proficiency .

Also the cover note to the NS guidance covers the spirit of NS training and clearly suggest that signs do not make for realistic a training environment