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9 <br />15. Discuss with the NC DOT (District Seven Engineer) the implementation of <br />roadways safety shoulders (costing $500,000 or less) at blind hills and curves on <br />highly used bike routes. One of the following locations could be used as a pilot <br />for this safetymeasure: <br />Sugar Ridge area of Orange Grove Road <br />S" curve on Dairyland Road between Bethel Hickory Grove and Union <br />GroveChurch Roads <br />Dairyland Road segment between Green Rise Roadand new gas line <br />Old GreensboroHighway segment between Niche Gardens and Collins <br />Creek Roads <br />Old Greensboro Highway segment between Phil's Creek and Jones <br />Ferry Roads <br />16. Enhance the use ofour bikeways by: <br />a. Supplementing the existingOrange County Bicycle Mapwith online- <br />accessible "Cue Sheets" for specific preferred bicycling road. Assistance <br />in the development of these sheets should be sought from thelocal <br />bicycle organizations like the Carolina Tarwheels <br />b. Adding MUTCD-approvedsignage at "choke points" identified by area <br />cyclists alerting drivers to thelikelihood of cyclists, such as "watch for <br />cyclist" or"bikesmay use full lane" <br />c. Including multi-use paths in the vicinity of and within County Parks and <br />alongCane Creek reservoirperimeter. <br />17. Hold a Community Event. Toprovide a safe cycling experience for novice to <br />expert riders, a different selected segment of a ruralroad would be closed to all <br />but local motorist traffic and converted to a dedicatedbikeway on a weekend day <br />once a month from April to Octoberfor a period of about two to four hours. To <br />hold this event: <br />a. a one-weekend day pilot would be organized toprove and refine the <br />concept. <br />b. Coordination betweenexisting local bicycle clubs, rural residents, the <br />State Department of Transportation, Sheriff's Department and Orange <br />County government woulddevelop the specificparameters of the <br />proposed bikeway. Cue Cards for the ride would be developed and made <br />available on-lineand as handouts. The eventwould need to be widely <br />publicized, and local churches along the dedicated routecould chose to <br />stage events to introduce riders to their fund raising events offering items <br />such as baked goods, refreshments etc. Significant historic sites could be <br />signed and other points of interest highlighted. Experienced riders wishing <br />to stage a race or time trial event would go first, and thereafter the <br />segment would be open to all cyclists. Volunteers could be positioned <br />along the routeto coordinate assistance as needed. <br />18. Add links on the county's website to resources for cyclists from BikeWalkNC.org <br />and from NCDOT's bike program. Include links to laws and to safety videos. <br />112 <br /> 31