From: Safer cycling in older age (SiFAr): a protocol of a randomized controlled trial
Task | Instruction | Rating – yes/no and number of errors |
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1. Slalom | - entrance from the right side - driving through all 7 cones in Slalom-style without touching the cones or the ground | - wrong direction of entering parcours - touching or missing a cone - pushing with foot or touching the ground - passage in standing position |
2. Slow cycling | - passage of the corridor as slowly as possible without touching the marked sidelines or the ground | - touching a line with the front wheel - touching the ground - passage in standing position - riding too fast (< 5 s) |
3.a Dismounting to both sides into a hula hoop (right side first) | - accurate stopping next to the hula hoop - both feet must be placed into the hula hoop one after another without touching the ring (leg proximal to the hula hoop must go first) | - missing or touching the hula hoop - dismounting on wrong side - entering the hula hoop with only one leg before getting on the bicycle - foot not placed directly from the pedal into the hula hoop - tipping over of the bike |
3.b Mounting the bicycle out of the hula hoop from both sides and initiate to ride | - leg closer to the bicycle must be moved directly from the hula hoop onto the pedal - initiate riding with simultaneously placement of second leg on pedal | - failing to mount bicycle from a standing position - foot not placed directly from the hula hoop onto the pedal |
4. Narrow alley | - passage of the corridor without touching the marked lines | - touching the ground - touching the line with the front wheel |
5. Turning to the left side | - riding straight inside the marked corridor - initiation of the turning process by well-timed hand-sign and look over the shoulder - capture of the shown number by looking behind - turning left within the curved corridor | - missed look over the shoulder - missed arm signal/hand-sign - missed or erroneous naming of the number - touching the lines with the front-wheel - touching the ground |
6. Precise braking | - cycling straight at increased speed - precise braking within the corridor (ground-front wheel contact point within the corridor) | - stopping before or behind the corridor - back wheel fish-tailing - jumping off the bicycle or braking with the feet - slow speed before stopping |