We've all been stuck behind a group of bicyclists sharing the road with the rest of traffic.
Now, a group of these riders are working to make it safer and easier for both cars and bikes to cruise Springfield roadways.

"We don't ride in town that much simply because there's no where to ride,” says Springbike Bicycle Club President David Ritchey.

But members of Springbike want this to change.
They’ve asked city leaders to think of bike riders as Springfield expands its roads.

"It’s a document to be used by the city as a plan for when they plan in the future,” says David Hutchinson with Springfield Public Works.

Currently, bike trails share only a few miles of Springfield roadway.
But if this proposal is realized to its fullest that number could increase to over 100 miles.

"It sets up a policy that as new roads are being built, bike lanes can be added to those streets,” says Hutchinson
"It's not just the bike lanes,” adds Ritchey. “It's the whole city embracing this as a good alternative."

But this won't happen overnight.
Mostly because there is no special funding for this project, so it's simply up to city leaders to think about bike lanes as they plan road improvements.

"This is a system that could take 50 years to build, but it gives a good direction to be going,” says Ritchey.

A lot of the riders say they've heard all sorts of things yelled at them by passing drivers.
But, the one thing that bugs them the most is being told to get on the sidewalk.
They say drivers need to realize it's illegal for them to ride on the sidewalk.

If completed to its fullest, the estimated cost is fifty eight million dollars.