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8 <br />4. Arrange for a bikeride or other type of"field trip" with Orange County <br />Commissioners, law enforcement, Orange Countystaff, andlocal cycling <br />advocates to allow all to seeboth the possibilities and the obstaclesthat exist for <br />cycling on rural county roads. <br />5. Have a county-wide contest to produce PSA posters or videos as a way to <br />bring in citizen participation. Prepare a series of PSAs to air on local radio and <br />television stations and in the local newspapers, and as postersaroundOrange <br />County, as have been promoted in other locations: See sample posters in <br />Appendix A. Contact the Journalism school at UNC to see if theywould be <br />interested in helpingcreatethese spots and helping us determine the correct <br />venues for placing them. <br />6. Meet with the regional director of Active Routes to School and with school PE <br />instructors to be sure they are awareof theBikeand Pedestrian Safety program <br />available on NCDOT's website. s <br />7. Support BikeWalk NC in its efforts to produce a statewide online education <br />class6 that could be utilized in Driver's Ed classes, and in classes for driving <br />offenders that are seeking to reduce points on their insurance. A component for <br />the younger age groups who are mainly pedestrians is also planned. <br />8. Utilize national resources such as theNational Highway Traffic Safety <br />Administration,' People for Bikes,$ andthe Alliancefor Biking and Walking9 for <br />materials that can be used locally. <br />9. Create and promote an interactive wiki map thatcyclists and motorists can use <br />to identify spots that need attention to improve safety. (Themap could be <br />referenced on all of the posters and other PSAs.) <br />10. Examinebicycling in Orange County as an economicdevelopment tool by <br />sending a local staff person (or someone fromOrange County Visitors Bureau) to <br />the Bicycle Tourismconference in San Diego, CA, being held Nov. 4-7 in 2015.10 <br />11. Pursue a tourism (or other) grant to fund bicycling safety and share the road <br />public service announcements on popular local AM/FM radio stations. <br />12. Include a line item in the budget for countyfunding to useas grant-matching <br />funding. <br />13. Improvebicycle infrastructure in the community. Instruct staff to review with the <br />OUTBoard roads that are scheduled for resurfacing and recommend 4-foot <br />shoulders on roads identified as rural bikeways. <br />14. Explorelowering speed limits on some rural county roads to 40 mph. Beginwith <br />a pilot on Dairyland Road. Thisreduction in speed was recently approved by <br />NCDOT for a small section of Old 86 (from Calvander to the Carrboro Town <br />Limit). <br /> 30