To find out which school these children attend and complain....

[Fourarmsv2]

I overtook a group of about ten children today who were cycling on a well used road as part of what looked like a cycling proficiency scheme.

Two of the children (aged about 10) were not wearing cycling helmets. I mentioned it to a friend and she'd noticed the same thing the day before.

DS1 did his cycling proficiency a fortnight ago and the letter from his school stated clearly that children without helmets would not be permitted to take part.

WIBU to find out which school these children were from (easy enough due to uniform) and complain?

It won't have been cycling proficiency so how can you complain? It's not the law to wear a cycling helmet, it's just your opinion they should have one on

It was a 'cycle safe' group. Two adults - one either end. In school time.

Not illegal to cycle without a helmet, so don't think there's much you can do really. 8/10 is really a very high proportion.

YABVU. Talk about busy body!!

OK. I can't believe a school would allow it, but I'll leave it.

Interestingly the local council website which organises the scheme says children MUST wear helmets to take part.

YABU. I cycle in a group like this every day and last week I forgot my children's helmets. ONE FRIGGING TIME. Are you going to report me then? What a busybody you sound.

I could not have got them home any other way so had no choice.

First you say it "looked like a cycling proficiency scheme" then you "know" it's something else entirely.

Our local council says the dc don't need to wear helmets. I saw them the other day. Check your local council website before you go complain.

I'm sure the cycle proficiency trainers know what they're doing.

The council are not above the bloody law anyway! Of course it's sensible to wear helmets and it should be encouraged but they can't MAKE parents provide them....neither can the school. The group is probably run by parents...as ours is. We rendezvous at a certain point and ride together for safety....the school knows and supports us but they'd laugh if someone "reported" me for forgetting my DC helmets once.

It's council funded. I didn't know until I looked it up.

Their website states: A roadworthy bicycle and properly fitted cycle helmet is required.

I know children at DS's school WERE NOT allowed to take part without this - DS1's brakes weren't tight enough so he was only allowed on playground until sorted. This may have been a school decision though.

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YABU. I cycle in a group like this every day and last week I forgot my children's helmets. ONE FRIGGING TIME. Are you going to report me then? What a busybody you sound.

I could not have got them home any other way so had no choice.

You could have walked?

I know they can't make parents provide these things, but those who didn't have them didn't do the course at the school my DC attend.

Fourarms no I couldn't. There's no safe place for half of the journey...it's country roads with nowhere for pedestrians.