Bicycle education, like driver education, is an important component of any comprehensive strategy to encourage cycling. Bicycle education can increase safety levels by helping riders become aware of their responsibilities as road users. Education sessions can also teach valuable lessons on riding skills, bike maintenance as well as being a venue to meet fellow riders. The following documents provide an overview of bicycle education for adults:
Australia:

• Telfer, B., Rissel, C., Bindon, J., Bosch T., 2006 Encouraging cycling through a pilot cycling proficiency training program among adults in central Sydney, Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, Vol. 9, p. 151 – 156.
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  This paper evaluates the effectiveness of bicycle proficiency training on future rates of riding participation.
• Bicycle Federation of Australia, Best Practice in Adult-Cycling Proficiency Training, funded by the the Department of the Environment and Heritage.
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  The intent of the current project was to determine best practice in adult cycling proficiency training (CPT) programs and make recommendations for the development of a community-based CPT program for adults (and an associated train-the-trainer program) to enable and encourage adults to ride bicycles for transport, recreation and tourism.

South Australia:

• Cycling Adelaide
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  Cycling Adelaide is an initiative designed to reduce existing barriers to cycling for Adelaide’s CBD workers. The program provides safe cycling workshops, on going support and social rides.

Tasmania:

• Cycling South, website, Cycle training courses
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  This webpage outlines a range of bicycle training courses on offer in Tasmania, including beginners, intermediate and commuter courses.

Victoria:

• Bicycle Victoria, website, Bicycle education for children and adults
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  This short document provides a brief overview of the importance of bicycle education programs, an explanation of Bike Ed and Cycle On, as well as a list of Victorian based cycle education providers.
• Bicycle Victoria, website, Education programs
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  This page provides a general overview of bicycle education, with useful links.

International:

• United States Department of Transportation, 2002, Good practices guide for bicycle safety education, Federal Highway Administration, United States Government, Washington.
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  This is a useful resource for those wishing to develop or review a bicycle safety education program. Although the case studies are drawn from North America, much of the content can be applied to the Australian and New Zealand context.
• Danish Roads Directorate, 2000, Collection of Cycle Concepts, Government of Denmark, Copenhagen.
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  The Collection of Cycle Concepts is a comprehensive Danish publication on cycling. It offers a wide ranging, yet detailed analysis and discussion on education, promotion, and urban planning for cycling. Although some of it is specific to Denmark, much of the content is internationally relevant.
• Cycle Training Standards Board
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  The Cycle Training Standards Board (CTSB) was formed in February 2007 by the Department for Transport as the custodian body of the National Standards for Cycle Training. The National Standards are the Government approved standards for cycle training. The CTSB replaces the development group, which over the last four years has developed and refined The National Standards.