Riding during the coming lockdown

**nerrrd** · 5th April 2020, 09:42

Originally Posted by pritch

Random thoughts on lockdown.

It was on the news last night that certain solo activities are banned: tramping, surfing etc. I was a bit surprised when the surfers were sent home a week or so back. If they maintained their social distancing where's the problem? Sorta like a solo home to home bike ride - but here we are.

They haven't emphasised it, but one of the guiding principles of the lockdown is to limit movement as well as contact.

Unless of course you're a lycra clad cyclist (although I think I did read a story somewhere about the cops stopping one and sending him/her home.)

If you want to see a good example of what real lockdown enforcement looks like, check out Itchy Boots latest video from Peru.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfCnpmGN0wk&t=0s

I don't think our authorities are willing or capable of a similar level of enforcement. Time will tell if that is a good or a bad thing.

**pritch** · 5th April 2020, 10:13

Originally Posted by nerrrd

If you want to see a good example of what real lockdown enforcement looks like, check out Itchy Boots latest video from Peru.

I'm up to date with Noraly's adventures. Well, I've just got to put a battery on charge and then I can watch "Escape from Peru".

**Gearup** · 5th April 2020, 10:51

Originally Posted by nerrrd

If you want to see a good example of what real lockdown enforcement looks like, check out Itchy Boots latest video from Peru.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfCnpmGN0wk&t=0s

I don't think our authorities are willing or capable of a similar level of enforcement. Time will tell if that is a good or a bad thing.

Things seem quite low key here in terms of lockdown enforcement so it'll be good to get another perspective. Thanks for the link.

**Laava** · 5th April 2020, 11:29

Yep, I watched that latest episode last night too. Couldnt help wondering if tourists trapped here are going through something similar although I don't imagine them being scared of a possible reaction from locals. Maybe they are? Looks to me like Peru are just a week or two further along the process than us. They have had alot more infections and deaths too btw.

**Bonez** · 5th April 2020, 11:38

What a great day for a ride! So I imagined getting suited up, fire a beast up and go for a toodle and heading out on to some imaginaryy back roads 5 minutes out of town. Quite errie with no imaginary tiaffic. Lots of imaginay cyclists and families out giving me imaginary waves. Imaginary crop duster taking off just beside you seemed surreal.It almost seemed so real some how....

Then I woke up. Imagine that.

**pritch** · 5th April 2020, 13:41

Lots of police and army checkpoints in Peru, but they seemed pretty switched on smoothing the way by sending ahead to let the next checkpoint know there was somebody coming and why.

The people queueing for their cash didn't seem too fussed about the 1.5m spacing though.

**Murray** · 5th April 2020, 14:10

Originally Posted by Bonez

You are restricted to were you can ride it. On one bike I pay around $50 a year.

Restricted Other to the supermarket and work, if you are an essential business, when else can you ride it. Note my bike is stored in a storage unit so have to drive there to use it.

**Bonez** · 5th April 2020, 14:40

Originally Posted by Murray

Restricted Other to the supermarket and work, if you are an essential business, when else can you ride it. Note my bike is stored in a storage unit so have to drive there to use it.

sucks to be you then.. Mine are just a hop, skip and a jump away....With plenty of fuel available as well....

The XF is my primary means of transport.

**Swoop** · 5th April 2020, 19:55

Originally Posted by Bonez

.....If you wear vivid flouresent lycra clothing and peddle hard enough you wont even get noticed.

I'm aware of a few pschyclists' who are regularly heading out on 100km rides on their treadly...
But we have known that rules do not apply to them (give way / stop signs, not riding in a group, single file only - when passing a parked car, etc, etc).

Originally Posted by FJRider

Got his ass kicked by the PM for it too ...

Yeah, right. That'd be like being told off by a 2yr old child.

**actungbaby** · 6th April 2020, 21:36

Originally Posted by Murray

Restricted Other to the supermarket and work, if you are an essential business, when else can you ride it. Note my bike is stored in a storage unit so have to drive there to use it.

My storage unit been locked down
Last week .turned power of to the gate.he had too.

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**dangerous** · 7th April 2020, 18:16

yeah its a questionable thing... (just read page 1 and the last) for me... yes a ride around the block NB rural... washed 3 bikes and rode em all... ater stressing about work, the future bloody kids... i needed it, felt fucking good... no hero shit just 3 gental hoons... then took the kdx up the river for a play..
probably frowned upon but in order to keep some sanity... it was a fucking good thing.

**OddDuck** · 7th April 2020, 22:08

The reason that 'the fun police' are so down on solo activities like mountain biking, surfing, tramping, hunting, and yes taking our bikes for a naughty quick fang, is because they're trying everything possible to keep beds available in general wards and especially in ICU. Yes, they're also trying to keep cross vectoring down, but hospital resources remaining available is critical at this time. The experience overseas is that once it comes on, it comes on fast. Two patients. One ventilator. That's the sort of scenario that they're trying to avoid.

Going for a blast (doing whatever you're doing) is fucking great but the fun comes with an accident rate. If enough people are doing it, whatever it is, it becomes fairly predictable that a few will show up at A&E after accidents that don't have to happen right now.

Our parents / grandparents had to fight a world war, we get to sit home, do some gardening and watch a spot of telly. It's not that hard fellas.

**FJRider** · 7th April 2020, 22:59

Originally Posted by caspernz

In practical terms yes, as long as you accept it may be a long wait at A & E if you have an off...

Somebody actually has to know you came off. The quiet back roads and river flats (for the off road brigade) are all conveniently isolated ... but if nobody knows you came off (and where) and hurt ... you might have a painful wait (at best) before they find you.

Remember cell phone range type rides might help you get help. Keep it safe. Stay alive to use it though.

Your secret ride may be your undoing ...

**nerrrd** · 21st April 2020, 07:44

LEVEL 3 RECREATION GUIDELINES: You can do activities that are local, which you can do safely, and which do not involve interacting with other people, or equipment touched by other people...If you are an experienced surfer, you can go to your local break.

I find myself seriously considering just riding around my local area for an hour or so at level 3. I'm that bored.

Or maybe as experienced motorcyclists we could all go and ride our local rides, you know, like the surfers. But I won't. Sigh.