Cycling UK Advice Coronavirus

[hoopdriver]

If you're further away from home than you could cycle in half an hour, that would be proof.

You mean if you’re further away from home than an overweight under exercised police officer imagines someone could cycle in half an hour...

 

[vickster]

You mean if you’re further away from home than an overweight police officer imagines someone could cycle in half an hour...

10 mile limit would be applicable to 90% of cyclists I should think

 

[alicat]

You mean if you’re further away from home than an overweight under exercised police officer imagines someone could cycle in half an hour...

Yeh, I probably did mean something like that!

 

[alicat]

Fortunately for me at least, that's more or less the speed that I go at.....

 

[mjr]

If you're further away from home than you could cycle in half an hour, that would be proof.

It was a tailwind when I set out, officer...

But you're all still encouraging people to get their long rides in now!

 

[Landsurfer]

If i sit alone under the stairs for 3 hours .... i would feel sad.
If i sit alone on my bike for 3 hours .... i would be uplifted ...
Stress relieving .....
Neither puts anyone at risk ...... but one helps ....
Take care, stay safe.

 

[Landsurfer]

Work in the morning .... i'm taking the RE 400 ...
Less emissions, better fuel consumption than the car..... stress relieving ...
Take care, stay safe.

 

[kingrollo]

If i sit alone under the stairs for 3 hours .... i would feel sad.
If i sit alone on my bike for 3 hours .... i would be uplifted ...
Stress relieving .....
Neither puts anyone at risk ...... but one helps ....
Take care, stay safe.

Funny you should say that because my home office is under the stairs.

Unfortunately I am on one of the high risk groups - GP couldn't understand why I hadn't been picked up for a letter. I mentioned about going cycling she said as per the guidelines no - but the shielding guidelines aren't law. (Yet) - Staying in the house for the last couple of weeks is making me feel pretty low. Asthma uk guidelines say if your conditions are generally mild then cycling is OK.

 

[mjr]

The powers that be have banned cycling in Richmond Park

I missed it at the time, but at least ten groups (not including Cycling UK) asked Royal Parks to lift the ban: https://lcc.org.uk/articles/richmond-park-closure-our-groups-respond

It's not clear to me if they've had a reply.

 

[mjr]

"Survey reveals how lockdown is transforming activity habits"
https://www.activenorfolk.org/news/...-how-lockdown-is-transforming-activity-habits
"A Sport England survey has shown how the coronavirus crisis is having a radical impact on people's exercise habits [...] 59% of adults taking their daily outdoor exercise in the form of a stroll, while 19% went jogging and 9% went for a cycle."

Only 9%. IIRC that's a bit more than a threefold increase, but it's still a bit of a low number, don't you think? Missed opportunity by Cycling UK and similar advocacy organisations?

 

[mjr]

https://www.gov.uk/government/speec...ansport-guidance-for-passengers-and-operators

we are also asking those who need to make journeys to their place of work or other essential trips to walk or cycle wherever possible. [...]

If people cannot walk or cycle but have access to a car, we urge them to use this before considering public transport, avoiding, where possible busy times of day.

Minister Shapps seems to be setting a rather different priority order to the PM's "car... or walk or cycle" speeches.

I've seen naff all change on the ground yet. Has anyone? In other countries, the concrete blocks and metal posts were closing off lanes from cars within days.

 

[hoopdriver]

From my observation of the traffic this morning I would say that the PM's unfocussed remarks the other night effectively ended the lockdown. The roads were quite busy this morning.

 

[mjr]

From my observation of the traffic this morning I would say that the PM's unfocussed remarks the other night effectively ended the lockdown. The roads were quite busy this morning.

The roads here were busy yesterday morning, then it didn't tail off (people returning home after their employers said they could not open despite Boris?) until the afternoon, but this morning seemed only slightly busier than last week. I guess the traffic data will tell.

But really I wondered if anyone had seen any pop-up bike lanes other than the ones in London and Brighton?

 

[matticus]

https://www.gov.uk/government/speec...ansport-guidance-for-passengers-and-operators


Minister Shapps seems to be setting a rather different priority order to the PM's "car... or walk or cycle" speeches.

I've seen naff all change on the ground yet. Has anyone? In other countries, the concrete blocks and metal posts were closing off lanes from cars within days.

Short answer: no. And as you know, many countries have had this stuff for weeks. (if not months!) I think Calgary was the first I read about?

However, I saw this just now and Thought Of You:
https://bemk.co.uk/news/milton-keyn...lanes-to-open-as-part-of-250m-government-plan
there are green shoots in Milton Keynes who do at least seem commited to doing stuff. apparently.

Stay tuned for more updates hopefully ...

 

[mjr]

However, I saw this just now and Thought Of You:
https://bemk.co.uk/news/milton-keyn...lanes-to-open-as-part-of-250m-government-plan
there are green shoots in Milton Keynes who do at least seem commited to doing stuff. apparently.

Stay tuned for more updates hopefully ...

Outside the centre, what MK needs most is resurfacing, but this fund probably can't be used for that, so fixing the centre is a good move, as would fixing Stratford, Newport and Bletchley next.