Cycling Without Age - Mississauga

This page contains most of the information an aspiring pilot for CWAM will have to be familiar with.  It starts with our first Zoom orientation session for those interested in the program and is followed by the Zoom session we had outlining the 10 skills of a good pilot for all those who had submitted and Expression of Interest form.  I have embedded both these sessions below followed by the Q&A session following the 10 Skills presentation. Please take some time to view and study these short training videos that have been created by Lanark County CWA and being used with their permission.  They have a similar model of trishaw to ours. This video is on the battery and electric controls for the e-assist motor The next video is on Braking and Stopping the trishaw The third video is on maneuvering on curbs and uneven ground The fourth video is on loading and unloading passengers. After viewing these few videos, take a look as some provided by Cycling Without Age

This document was adapted from the training manual to help develop the skills for being an effective trishaw pilot with CWAMississauga.  Please go through these skills and keep honing them as you enjoy the experience of volunteering to ride passengers around our beautiful city. The last four of these skills are relevant to riding the trishaw along public roads in traffic.  Although we may need to do this occasionally to connect to a trail, it is not our intention to ride on public roads in Mississauga, whether they have a designated bicycle lane or not.  We will be using Multi-Use Trails, Waterfront boardwalks and paved off road bicycle paths endeavouring to reduce the use of unpaved gravel trails to avoid the possibility of a puncture.

 The following is a document created by Cycling Without Age to prepare potential pilots for the calling they intend to pursue.  It explains some of the objectives of the program and what is required of the pilots.  Please go through it prior to applying to become a pilot which you can do through this link to the Book2Go app.   Create a profile on the Mississauga location of Book2Go  to establish a presence on our pilot graduating and scheduling platform.