There is another perspective on this from Spain. A doctor there (who is also a cyclist) made a video pleading with cyclists not to ride at all in this point in this point in the outbreak as there are simply not doctors and space to handle cycling accidents on top of the virus patients. My daughter lives in Madrid and she and her riding friends are only riding home trainers right now.
I'm not suggesting we are there yet, or telling others what to do, but I'm personally only doing solo rides right now. The majority of cycling accidents I've been involved in and know of occured on group rides. Riding solo is risk mitigation. Keeping out of the emergency room helps everybody at least as much as social distancing. Scott Calhoun Tucson, AZ On Monday, March 16, 2020 at 4:21:11 PM UTC-7, Deacon Patrick wrote: > > People really appreciate the bell on the trail, even more than the usual > gushing. Lots of great interactions from a few steps back, as folks release > the tensions they have. Interactions are easier now that everyone social > distances (which I've long tried to do because of the scents of most > peoples laundry, shampoo etc, let alone the effect of unexpected hand on > the shoulder. Sardonic grin.). > > I saw the Bay area is instructed to shelter in place save for food, > emergencies, care of others, and exercise. Time for some long rides to the > middle of nowhere, aye? > > With abandon, > Patrick > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/418f0b20-9ea5-4c34-a851-28f6b4f3c077%40googlegroups.com.
