Bikeability replaced the old Cycling Proficiency test with various levels of achievement which I think kids get certificates for. Adults (when they do the cycle training) get the same levels but no certificates.

When I was a kid, our local park had a big cycling area set aside where we did the cycling proficiency (and got our Brownie badges) which was designed like a little road system. It had road signs, traffic lights, a hill etc but all on a smaller scale so you could cycle round and learn how to signal and how to give way etc before you had to go anywhere near a real road.

Cellar Door - I'm not sure we will and partly because, unlike driving a motorbike or car, kids can (and should) start cycling when they're still kids - and suddenly imposing barriers feels wrong. One reason for the requirement for driving licenses is because motorised vehicles can be lethal weapons at relatively low speeds in terms of the speed/weight differential to other road users. And as most road users would admit, just because you've passed a test at some point, doesn't necessarily mean that you're a good driver.

Cyclists, in general and excluding those psycholists that we discussed earlier in the thread, don't carry as much risk - and the training is perhaps more about them preserving their own skins. And, to be honest, if you don't already care about your safety, how much more motivation do you need?