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GOAL #2. <br />25 <br />INCREASE SAFETY ON ORANGE COUNTY BICYCLE TRANSPORTATION ROUTES. <br />GOAL #2 OBJECTIVES. (or things that would make goal #2 happen if they were to happen) <br />INCREASE child and adult cyclist traffic procedure education and bicycling skills. <br />INCREASE driver education and awareness of cyclist rights and traffic maneuvers. <br />INCREASE helmet and headlight usage. <br />PROVIDE cycling mapping and route signing on those routes improved for cycling. <br />PROVIDE law enforcement that targets illegal cyclist and motorist behavior in regard to the cycling rights <br />in North Carolina law. - <br />REVISE and PROVIDE for more accurate cycling accident reporting by cyclists, police, EMS, and <br />emergency rooms. <br />PROVIDE "end of trip" and "inter- modal" cycling accommodations through local and regional land use <br />and transportation planning. <br />B. Performance Measures <br />ASSESS the implementation progress of the plan. It is critically important to have an accounting of <br />indicators as to whether or not the plan is progressing. The key performance measures for this plan are the <br />annual number of miles of road lanes widened to 12 feet and number of miles of 4 foot shoulders <br />constructed and also the number of persons attending the cyclist skills and traffic education courses. <br />6 <br />