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PE as O level subject
Victoria school and dunno which other secondary school is introducing PE as an O'level subject for students - this can only be good news! If this move can be infectious, the entire profession will improve as teachers will then need to be more professional and prepared in their lesson delivery, and students for once can finally gain the full benefit of a quality PE lesson, and be motivated to keep fit and learn skills.

Possible obstacles to its implementation?

• Need to educate PE teachers to O'level curriculum
• Having a syllabus will impose a strict structure to teaching (but only slack schools will worry about that)
• Need for PE teachers to upgrade knowledge and skills, training time required.
  
• Possible lack of resources and facilities to deliver lessons as per required by syllabus
• Principle does not see the need for the move (unless MOE starts to actively promote it)
• Unmotivated departments
• Slack teachers and departments
• Slack teachers and departments
• Slack teachers and departments

Traffic rules for cyclists
The trial of the bus driver who killed cyclist Sylvester Ang a while back reawakened discussions on the rights of cyclists on roads. There is apparently a set of traffic regulations and guidelines for cyclists, but it is definitely very poorly disseminated to the general public. Not only do the cyclists need to know and observe them, but motorists should also understand these guidelines and stop thinking that they own the roads.

These acts have kept me alive and cycling on the roads so far:

• Signalling intentions with hand signals like any other motorists (at least cars have light indicators!)
• Being disciplined, cycling arrow-straight on the double lines and don't swerve out into the middle of the lanes to avoid objects; look out, anticipate, and slow down if you go over uneven terrain rather than swerve out.
• Putting blinker lights on the bike, front and back.