I would like to see more consideration given to the width and markings of some of the major roads that link our towns, villages and rural localities to encourage the use of bicycles rather than always depending on the car. Our outlying areas have no bus services (other than school bus)- and therefore the only alternative is to bike it. Most of these major routes are frequented by large trucks that make an option of cycling very dangerous given the width of the road (a good example is Wombeyan Caves Road between High Range and the Old Hume Hwy). Children who have grown up in the more rural areas of the shire have few alternatives to get around to friends places or even go to town. They either have to wait for a lift or risk it on the only road that was designed to cater for two cars passing each other - not even considering two large trucks passing each other on the bends.

Also note that the cycling clubs tend to use these major roads regularly for training and races during the summer months. Why do they choose these roads? They seem to be a preferred route due to the challenges that they offer and the scenery they provide. Perhaps encourage this by making them safer.

Given that we rate payers in villages pay the same amount of rates in most instances as the three main towns, it would be nice to see some of our rates being spent in those villages. A classic example is the amount of cyclists that are constantly around exeter, bundanoon and robertson on any given weekend. So how about sharing the resources about and giving us back something in return for our rates. Some more shared footpaths and cycleways would be exellent. At the moment we have next to none.Bowral may have the greater population but that does not mean that we should miss out on EVERTHING. They already have excellent paths and cycleways we in the villages have none!!!!!! We get to push our prams and wheelchairs on the roads (which is now illegal) and fight with cars on the roads with our bikes.....