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15. Discuss with the NC DOT (District Seven Engineer) the implementation of roadways safety shoulders (costing $500,000 or less) at blind hills and curves on highly used bike routes. One of the following locations could be used as a pilot for this safety measure: • Sugar Ridge area of Orange Grove Road • “S” curve on Dairyland Road between Bethel Hickory Grove and Union Grove Church Roads • Dairyland Road segment between Green Rise Road and new gas line • Old Greensboro Highway segment between Niche Gardens and Collins Creek Roads • Old Greensboro Highway segment between Phil’s Creek and Jones Ferry Roads 16. Enhance the use of our bikeways by: a. Supplementing the existing Orange County Bicycle Map with online- accessible “Cue Sheets” for specific preferred bicycling road. Assistance in the development of these sheets should be sought from the local bicycle organizations like the Carolina Tarwheels b. Adding MUTCD-approved signage at “choke points” identified by area cyclists alerting drivers to the likelihood of cyclists, such as “watch for cyclist” or “bikes may use full lane” c. Including multi-use paths in the vicinity of and within County Parks and along Cane Creek reservoir perimeter. 17. Hold a Community Event. To provide a safe cycling experience for novice to expert riders, a different selected segment of a rural road would be closed to all but local motorist traffic and converted to a dedicated bikeway on a weekend day once a month from April to October for a period of about two to four hours. To hold this event: a. a one-weekend day pilot would be organized to prove and refine the concept. b. Coordination between existing local bicycle clubs, rural residents, the State Department of Transportation, Sheriff's Department and Orange County government would develop the specific parameters of the proposed bikeway. Cue Cards for the ride would be developed and made available on-line and as handouts. The event would need to be widely publicized, and local churches along the dedicated route could chose to stage events to introduce riders to their fund raising events offering items such as baked goods, refreshments etc. Significant historic sites could be signed and other points of interest highlighted. Experienced riders wishing to stage a race or time trial event would go first, and thereafter the segment would be open to all cyclists. Volunteers could be positioned along the route to coordinate assistance as needed. 18. Add links on the county’s website to resources for cyclists from BikeWalkNC.org and from NCDOT’s bike program. Include links to laws and to safety videos.1112 16