Horse riders pleaded with motorists to slow down and give them space as they took to the road in a national ride for safety.
Many of the riders taking part in the event yesterday have experienced near misses with cars, while some are still getting over traumatic accidents.
Wearing hi-vis jackets, the horse riders paraded for better safety on our roads.
"We find that people either don't understand our hand signals or when we are in distress, or they really just don't care and some actually go out of their way to indulge in dangerous behaviour," said Simone Frewin, the National Ride for Road Safety Coordinator.
Around 70 per cent of those taking part in the ride for road safety say they no longer feel safe on their local rural roads.
Two thirds have had a near miss or incident with a passing vehicle, including journalist Karen Rutherford who suffered serious injuries in a crash last year that killed her horse 'Curious George'.
Ms Rutherford suffered several broken bones, a head injury, and her leg was completely de-gloved.
Although she has recovered, getting back in the saddle is a step too far.
"I still can't go there. I'd really thought long and hard about doing that today, but I'm just not quite ready. The flashbacks are still a bit of an issue," she said.
The riders made a plea to motorists.
"Don't toot your horn, don't bring your rattly trailer up close, don't yell out the window, and for goodness sake please give us 20km an hour as you pass and a two-metre wide berth, otherwise the consequences can be deadly," Ms Rutherford said.
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