Because NZ's roads are relatively narrow and the speed differential between road users at what point does it become more sensible to have cycle only sealed exercise tracks?
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/105194189/triathlete-bowled-off-bike-by-top-jockey https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/105204730/auckland-road-closed-after-cyclist-hit-by-truck Can any psychologist answer if the cyclists' 'dice with death' taking on/ exercising with trucks and cars becomes part of the exercise endorphin rush and possible addiction to a 'cyclist's high' (there is a runner's high?) ?
With the mycoplasma bovis outbreak and the creation of buffer zones between farms , could council owned farms / parks have sealed buffer zones so the cyclists who would rather not exercise with trucks and cars can have somewhere maybe a wee bit safer to ride/ exercise with the ear buds in. It must be a fairly high cost medically and time off work etc to patch up the injured cyclists?