This thought is weighing on me as well. I ride solo >95% of the time. Two very old and very dear friends wanted to get together for a leisurely ride, and I begged off for this reason. It's an extremely low risk, but if one of us crashes, and needs to go to the ER, I just don't want to be a burden to the system. I can reduce that already small likelihood by not riding. As a result, the two of them went for a walk instead. I don't know whether to feel good about it because I marginally decreased risk, or bad about it, because I threw a wet blanket on dear friends wanting a tiny amount of human interaction on our bikes.
Bill Lindsay El Cerrito, CA On Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at 3:54:57 PM UTC-7, Scott Calhoun wrote: > > 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/a0ac2c51-cc03-4670-870c-afa92073e9c7%40googlegroups.com.
