Cycleway missing from map

The Gosford City Cycleways map recently distributed through libraries is quite informative, but has a very important omission.

It does not include a cycleway which has more bikes per 0.5 km at any given time than any other area.

For those who have not already guessed the location, I give you the footpaths of West St, Umina.

This is in spite of signs which prohibit the riding of bicycles by anyone at any time. There are 23 of them installed by the RTA - two at each end of the street, one at the pedestrian crossing in middle and two on all side streets.

Council claims it is for the police to control and police say it's a job for council rangers.

If we can't have control over bikes on footpaths where they are prohibited, then please let us have the obstacle course we have for a footpath, cleared of all tables and chairs, advertising signs (visual pollution) and goods for sale.

Then install plenty of speed humps to slow the bikes down, as the aforementioned items are now doing.

It may then be possible for shoppers to shop locally.

Dean Hartigan, Umina