Checklist: Zone 1

The basic skills of cycling - off the road

You have almost completed all the exercises in Zone 1.

Once you have had lots of practice and gained good bicycle handling skills and confidence off the road, please complete the checklist below.

Can you...

Stay upright without wobbling?

Get on and off the bicycle properly?

Start off with control?

Stop and complete an emergency stop effectively?

Pedal smoothly and powerfully?

Steer and maintain forward progress?

Cycle one handed and maintain each type of clear signal for at least three seconds without wobbling or losing control of your bicycle?

Use gears?

Do you...

Know how to check your bicycle for faults and keep it safe?

Know about clothing and equipment for safe cycling?

Have a good theoretical knowledge of the highway Code and the "Law and Cyclists"?

If you have answered ‘YES’ to all the questions on the checklist. . .

Congratulations! You have completed Zone One.

If you would like to progress to cycling on quiet roads you can move on to Zone 2.