Edited sentence: In December 2013 it was reported that a male 'hell-rider' had lent into a car and punched a woman in the face on Beach Rd.Most Hell Riders now concede that a change in the behaviour of cyclists involved in the event was necessary and yet some still flout the law.The biggest issue, in the eyes of motorists trying to use the road at the same time as the cyclists, is the preponderance for the cyclists to ride in repechage groupings which, in effect, block faster-moving motor traffic.The woman was undertaking a legal u-turn at the time.This aspect has yet to be addressed by the police and successive state governments worried by the possible fall out any change to the road laws might produce