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I certainly heard a statement today saying they may ban jogging, so cycling could also follow. I don't know what the issue is if these exercises/passtimes are being done solo

mjr wrote:

thatsnotmyname wrote:

mjr wrote:Reports from France are conflicted. There's at least one Facebook post about cycling being banned which I'm 90% sure is a hoax.

Worth a read of this: it 'clarifies' just how 'unclear' the ruling is..

https://www.thelocal.fr/20200319/france ... s-lockdown

Site redirects to something called "project shield".

Not for me. It's a genuine link..

fastpedaller wrote:I certainly heard a statement today saying they may ban jogging, [... ]

A statement by who?

I shall continue solo e-biking as won't see any plod on the Bridles I use also as a key worker it is my transport to work.
Also I have livestock that I will need to visit weekly once we get in to mid to late April, I can't allow them to suffer from starvation or disease and I use the e-cycle for easy access to get to them as the distance often means using the car is more polluting.

I shall continue riding on my Hybrid, if any plod take umbrage, I’ll set off across the nearest field,

I've read that cycling for more than two people together is seriously frowned upon, the fact that today I was in a building with a couple of hundred people within 2 metres of me (a supermarket) seems to pass these idiots by when it comes to making policy, I was in a small shop earlier with a floor space twice the size of my living room and it had 30 people in it that was more crammed than a pub would be except for a really busy night.

Banning cycling is not just stupid, it ignores everything we know with regards to positive impact on health, not just for the individual but everyones long term health, it would also be discriminatory and unjust.
The whole 2 metre distance thing makes no sense when you're physically moving at speed, and surely the heat you generate is more likely to stop you from getting C.19 and passing it on as it hates higher temperatures (Chinese have already determined that peak air temp for transmission is 8.75C, we already know that corona viruses die like other similar viruses/bacteria at temps above 82C though NHS and other places say lower.

People in Spain and Italy are being stopped by police even when going to the shops on bike, in France you apparently have to produce a certificate to cycle fgs!
In Bogata they've actually closed roads down and opened them up to cycling only
https://twitter.com/adamtranter/status/ ... 2829919232
And in that twitter link there's this in London, same as usual and the dropping of the emission taxing is only going to make matters worse!

Only under an anti cycling Labour mayor could things be so wrong!

Marcus Aurelius wrote:I shall continue riding on my Hybrid, if any plod take umbrage, I’ll set off across the nearest field,

Tell them they are causing an assault offence if they come within 3 metres of you as they pose a direct threat, they need to prove they are, at that precise moment in time, not carriers of the disease as we do not know who or what they came into contact beforehand.

Tell them that you are complying with the government guidelines to social distance and they are in breach of that requirement so you are going to cycle away from them and they are not to follow otherwise you will phone the 'real' police to say you are being assaulted by the police and having your health put at extreme risk by their actions.
Touching you or coming closer to you and that should be an arrestable offence as they would be guilty of directly threatening your health and potentially killing you which would be manslaughter best case.
Deliberately having your space invaded under the current climate could be construed as terrorism.

The utility cyclist wrote:Chinese have already determined that peak air temp for transmission is 8.75C, we already know that corona viruses die like other similar viruses/bacteria at temps above 82C though NHS and other places say lower.

References please?

Cyclist need to ensure that when they ride they are not in groups. People were encouraged not to go to pubs but huge numbers ignored that. No surprise that a total ban them came.

British Cycling have allegedly asked the government to recommend cycling during the outbreak.


https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/late ... mic-452090

Probably a preemptive move as they feel the government may ban it.

I think the UK is slowly following what has happened here in France.
The rules on cycling aren't very clear but as far as I can find out:

Cycling is permitted for short distances and close to home. I've see a radius of 2 km mentioned.

You are not allowed to cycle in groups.

This stops club rides/training groups.

It stops taking your bike on the car to another area.

You have to carry a document with you stating your reasons to be out and about.
In my case I've filled in the section that covers exercise.

It's very rural where I live but I still follow the rules, as best I can decipher them.
Our largest seaside town has a large number of second homes Many people left in their Paris to take up residency in their holiday home.
They started to congregate in groups and the police have cleared the beaches and promenades of groups of people and issued some fines. This is now raised to nearly 400€.

I rarely see a soul on my short ride and the only danger I pose is if I fall off and need an ambulance and hospital treatment.
The same could be true if I stay at home doing DIY and have an accident.

Boring_Username wrote:Apologies if I am duplicating a thread, I did attempt a search.

Recreational cycling, even solo in remote locations, has now been banned in France, Spain and Italy. Madness, in my view, as the net benefit in terms of mental and physical health (and ability to fight the blasted bug) must surely outweigh the potential negatives.

Is this likely in the UK?

Wasn't it a remote location in France where some of the first cases occurred, traced to one person who had a stopover from a business trip?


No point at all in speculating, just keep an eye on the daily briefing. The style here at present is to appeal to the public to follow the advice. We should all do so.

Having said this I can't imagine that cycling per se would be banned or discouraged unless it was part of a wider appeal to not go out at all - cycling, walking, or anything else

At present I wouldn't cycle in a group, nor a long-distance ride requiring overnight stops where you might come in contact with people.

In practice you shouldn't need to wait for the government to ban certain things nor read the small print and think "They haven't said I can't do this" or "so what, they can't enforce it anyway" - just take note of what's going on, and restrict your contact with other people in any context that might apply to you.

For example, they haven't "Banned" us from family get togethers, but we've just cancelled in the last week my wife's birthday lunch with relatives, which was planned for a couple of days ago (before the pub closures), and a holiday with our children and grandchildren in a rented cottage this coming week. If shops are crowded we simply don't go in. Our neighbours, who are a friendly lot, are now in "wave from the opposite side of the road" mode.

WE can think for ourselves, and pre-empt the need for formal bans or enforcement. I suspect that the pub/café etc. closures are partly a response to the situation where Londoners were simply ignoring the advice in far too great a number (media question at one of the briefings) and partly to provide the foundation for a mechanism where such businesses can claim for their losses out of the new coronavirus fund (a great relief for a local theatrical society who have spent an awful lot of money on their next production, and who can't sell tickets, though the detail of whether such groups would qualify for help is uknown.)

We can think for ourselves, step up to the mark, and make our own contributions however small or inconvenient they may be.

Syd wrote:British Cycling have allegedly asked the government to recommend cycling during the outbreak.


https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/late ... mic-452090

Probably a preemptive move as they feel the government may ban it.

Sustrans has done this, too.

The utility cyclist wrote:

Marcus Aurelius wrote:I shall continue riding on my Hybrid, if any plod take umbrage, I’ll set off across the nearest field,

Tell them they are causing an assault offence if they come within 3 metres of you as they pose a direct threat, they need to prove they are, at that precise moment in time, not carriers of the disease as we do not know who or what they came into contact beforehand.

Tell them that you are complying with the government guidelines to social distance and they are in breach of that requirement so you are going to cycle away from them and they are not to follow otherwise you will phone the 'real' police to say you are being assaulted by the police and having your health put at extreme risk by their actions.
Touching you or coming closer to you and that should be an arrestable offence as they would be guilty of directly threatening your health and potentially killing you which would be manslaughter best case.
Deliberately having your space invaded under the current climate could be construed as terrorism.

Mate, you need to calm down a bit..

We're starting to have coffee with our neighbours over the fence.