Nice post Applespider, yet I would say that for every one bad cyclist,there are 2 bad drivers and I may add, I drive a car, and do own a bike, however do not ride it on the roads as I feel it is far to dangerous

There are free cycling lessons offered by Lewisham Council.

See: http://www.lewisham.gov.uk/TransportAndStreets/Cycling/

Lewisham took part in the Cycle voucher scheme for employees, and also offers a free cycle lesson for residents-details of which are in this month's edition of Lewisham Life

I look forward to reading the article, as this is a great initiative.

Thank you for bringing it my/our attention.

The London Assembly is currently conducting a survey about the Bike Hire Scheme (and the Superhighways).
Please follow the link if you are interested in giving your views:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/RBHLQXY