Eloise Meyer moved to the area three years ago and has grown concerned about the dangers of crossing the road in the vicinity of the Illawarra Yacht Club to access the lake and bike paths.

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"There's a little pedestrian island in the middle of the road, so that's our only real crossing," Ms Meyer said.

"If we wanted to cross safely we probably have to go down to McDonald's to cross at the traffic lights to get to the lakeside."

She and her three young sons regularly have to cross that road with their bicycles, an exercise she said required quite a bit of co-ordination.

"It's really dangerous for me to get across from one side of the road to the other with the bicycles and kids," she said.

"I'm basically having to bring one child in the middle of the island, look either side and then rush across before going back and get another child.

"I have to do it one child at a time because I'm fearful that if maybe one of their bike tyres are stuck out a little bit a car comes flying past and hits it - there goes my kids."

She said there have been a number of incidents and near-misses on this stretch of Northcliffe Drive, including one on Australia Day evening when a cyclist was reportedly knocked off his bike by a vehicle.

One of her sons has also come close to being hit while trying to cross NorthCliffe Drive.

"My seven-year-old knows he has to get off his bike to cross the road," she said.

"But about two months ago he didn't and he lost control and went straight across the road. Thankfully the man who was driving was going slow enough that he was able to brake, otherwise my son would have gone straight underneath the car."

She has been trying to get a zebra crossing placed in the area but her efforts stalled when it was difficult to find out which body had responsibility - Wollongong City Council or RMS.

The road is a council responsibility and a spokeswoman said a zebra crossing was not a suitable option.

"The selection of the pedestrian facilities are selected based on the application of the Pedestrian Safety Guidelines and analysis of the environment," the spokeswoman said.

"Marked foot crossings, otherwise known as zebra crossings, are not considered suitable for the road configuration and speed limits along Northcliffe Drive and the refuge crossings are considered the most appropriate facility at this location."

She added that council monitored the road safety at this location and believed the two pedestrian refuges were sufficient.

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