Here we go...

The new school year commenced here in Claremont today, and the boy (my son) who has ridden the half mile to grade school for the past four years, at least, was driven for his first day of intermediate school. He was planning to ride the 2 to 2.5 miles, but some things need to be sorted out first, notably in the minds of his parents. See, while I am confident of his abilities on the road, either of the two routes he would take have certain obstacles. One route would take him through the colleges and the Village with all the students coming and going. The other route would take him by first, the high school, and second, an elementary school. Mucho traffic in both cases. We all still plan on him riding at some point. Give it a week to see which of his friends are riding and arrange to ride as a group. He wants to get together with them over the long weekend and do a practice run, which is a good idea. The principal of the school is an avid cyclist and commuter who has made many infrastructure improvements, including convincing the city to realign bike lanes approaching the school, and installed a new secured bike parking facility there. So there is a lot of support at that end. It is just that first day of the unknown you have to get past.