protected static function load_routes($module, $path)
	{
		// check if the module has routes
		if (is_file($path .= 'config/routes.php'))
		{
			// load and add the module routes
			$module_routes = \Fuel::load($path);
			$prefix = static::get_prefix($module);

			$prepped_routes = array();

			foreach($module_routes as $name => $_route)
			{
				if ($name === '_root_')
				{
					$name = $prefix;
				}
				elseif (strpos($name, $prefix.'/') !== 0 and $name != $prefix and $name !== '_404_')
				{
					$name = $prefix.'/'.$name;
				}

				$prepped_routes[$name] = $_route;
			};

			// update the loaded list of routes
			\Router::add($prepped_routes, null, true);
		}
	}