New Year's Day, Friday, 1 Jan '10, 7:50am from Sutherland Leisure Centre - Tour de Wollongong, thence catching Iron Horse from Nth Wollongong back to Waterfall, drop down McKell Ave to cycle up thru RNP to Sutherland - 88.5km – ETR 1:50pm

Shorten ride to 60km by staying on the train all the way back to Sutherland station
Ø   No trackwork on the Illawarra Line

WHO, WHEN, WHERE

Ride Organiser is Phil Johnston aka BankTeller  9114.6689 or 0434 715.861, Martin aka Architect, Eric aka PapaBear,  Lois Lane,  PacificPete  and  Terry aka Navigator  have committed thus far. 
If you think you are >80% of joining us, can you e-mail Scribe, and he will add ya above.

Directions from North Shore, either –

Ø         Homebush Bay Drive / Centenary Drive / Roberts Rd / Wiley Ave / King George's Rd / Princess H’way; or

Ø         Pacific Highway over Harbour Bridge onto Princess H’way at Broadway, remaining on Princess H’way crossing George’s River Bridge and passing thru Sylvania and Gymea. 
Then -

    (a)      continue straight into The Grand Pde (when most of the traffic turns L into Arcadia Rd.)

    (b)      250m later veer L into Old Princess H'way which 250m later, after passing President Ave on LHS, becomes Rawson Ave.

    (c)      150m later L into carpark at Waratah Park and park down the bottom on RHS in front of the Swimming Centre. 

1st Leg: Sutherland Leisure Centre via Princess H'way to SeaSalt Cafe Bulli  -  42km - 100 min

7:50am:

Left South along Rawson Ave for 1.1km;

Ahead South down Princess H'way for 21km;

Left after 22km immediately after passing "Sambio Animal Gardens" sign up off-ramp into Lawrence Hargraves Drive for 100m for 1st Sag Stop (5 min) to ensure slower cyclists don't continue down the Princess H'way;

Ahead due E for 3.1km to Bald Hill (juncture of Lawrence Hargraves Drive and Lady Wakehurst Drive) [25km];
Right 2.7km Sth descending from Stanwell Tops descending to Stanwell Park continuing along Lawrence Hargraves Drive crossing new Bridge, passing thru Coalcliff, Clifton, Cape Horn, Scarborough, Wombarra, Coledale, arriving from 9:30am for 1st Nosh Stop (30 min) at Bulli Cafe.

2nd Leg: Bulli Cafe to LeVendi Seafood, Wollongong Harbour - 14km (agg 56km)  -  35 min

10am Sth past Thirroul, Bulli, Woonona Beach to Wollongong Harbour around 10:35am 2nd Nosh Stop (30 min).

A	Lawrence Hargraves Dr.	3.0	McCauley St	~	SW	42
L	McCauley St	0.7	Surfers Pde.	~	SE	43
L	Surfers Pde.	0.2	Craig St	~	E	43
R	Craig St	0.1	Hamilton Rd	~	S	43
L	Hamilton Rd	0.3	Cycleway	~	S	44
A	Cycleway	2.2	Farrell Rd	~	S	46
A	Cycleway	4.7	Murray Rd	~	S	50
R	Murray Rd	0.5	Cawley St	~	E	51
L	Cawley St	0.3	Cycleway	~	S	51
A	Cycleway	4.7	Wollongong Harbour	~	S	56

Arrive LeVendi Seafood, Wollongong Harbour at 10:35am after 56km for 2nd Nosh Stop (30 min)

3rd Leg: Wollongong Harbour to North Wollongong station -  1.9km (agg 57.9km)  -  7 min

11:05am -

• Nth retracing up Cliff Rd for 1km;

• L into Bourke St for 600m;

• R into Princes H'way for 200m;

• L into station St for 25m;

• L into Stafford St 50m to Nth Wollongong station arriving at 11:12am to catch 11:22am (or 12:16pm or 1:22pm) train to Waterfall station for 55 min arriving Waterfall at 12:15pm (or 1:15pm).  Or remain on train to arrive at Sutherland station at 12:27pm or 1:27pm.

4th Leg: Waterfall train station to Audley Kiosk 25.4km (agg 83km)  -  65 min

After 57.9km at 12:15pm drop 4.7km down McKell Ave and cross concrete bridge.

Left into Sir Bertram Stevens Drive for 5.5km Nth to Garie Beach Rd.

Ahead for 5.5km for further fleeting 3rd Sag Stop (3 min) at intersection of Bundeena Drive. 

Continue NW another 9.8km for a 3rd Nosh Stop (15 min) from 1:20pm at Audley Kiosk 50m before Audley Weir - excellent coffee 'n maggot sacks.

CARE: Keep well to LHS along the final legs from Bundeena to Audley Weir.  If a cue of cars is behind you, pull over to side of road and allow 'em to pass.

5th Leg: Audley Weir to Waratah Park -  5.5km (agg 88.5km)  -  15 min

1:35pm cross the weir and up precipitous Farnell Ave to Princess H'way and R onto Princess H'way, shortly pass Loftus Oval on RHS.  1km after traffic lights at Rawson Ave turn R into Sutherland Leisure Centre - ETR 1:50pm.

Risk Warning
Some forms of cycling are dangerous.  An ave of 36 Australian cyclists have been killed annually since 2000.  95% of these fatalities occur on the road.  Other cyclists in Australia break bones and incur nerve impairment from falling off their bikes in accidents. 
A cyclist could fall from his/her bike, inter alia, due to -
(i)      being hit by a car or another cyclist; or
(ii)     encountering a pothole;
(iii)    cycling too fast on a wet downhill where the coefficient of friction is much less, particularly at corners; or
(iv)    getting their bicycle wheel caught in a gap in a timber bridge.

A negligent cyclist could -

(a)    be litigated by a seriously injured cyclist, or 3rd party (ie. a woman pushing a pram on a footpath or a car driver) under common law where the damages could exceed $500,000; and

(b)    lose his/her home if he/she did not have public liability insurance which covers their negligence whilst on a push bike.

A negligent cyclist who did not have personal injury insurance (ie self-employed without income protection cover) could struggle to meet regular outgo commitments.

A seriously injured cyclist could be awarded damages which a negligent cyclist could not afford to pay if the negligent cyclist -
(I)     did not have public liability insurance cover; and/or
(II)    did not possess valuable assets.

Ø     Cycling without Public Liability cover is as silly as driving without 3rd Party -
 join Bicycle NSW for PL insurance, so that all Muggs are better protected

Ø     Click on: Risk Management which warns of 'inter alia', the dangers of cycling on public roads with motor cars, potholes and over bridges with vertical timber planks with gaps

Ø     Cycling with Muggs is predicated upon notifying Bank Teller if you materially disagree with any clause(s) in Muggaccinos' "Ride Participants Liability Acknowledgment"