Another thing is most Cyclists perfer to ride on the road because of the the crap (pisces of metal, rocks, glass, etc) that is thrown to the side of the road by the cars that councils take 3 months to clear. The road is nice and smooth and will not damage the thin bike tyres. Cyclists are just another road user and should be treated just like it's another car on the road, ie they have the same right of way in intersections, round-a-bouts, driveways etc too.