Time to put the bike away?

[A500leroy]

Thinking of the worst here, but to help the NHS right now would it be wise to stop riding bikes for a while given the increased risk of bikes being involved in a serious rta, obviously if its your only transport not a lot you can do.

Either way ride even safer than normal!

[dibblecorse]

Why has the risk increased ? If anything it has reduced as far fewer cars on the roads ....

[A500leroy]

dibblecorse said:

Why has the risk increased ? If anything it has reduced as far fewer cars on the roads ....

All driving like twunts to get to the shops!
Was just thinking of giving the NHS as much breathing space as possible.

[MrGman]

dibblecorse said:

Why has the risk increased ? If anything it has reduced as far fewer cars on the roads ....

I don’t think he’s saying that the risk has increased, just that bikes are risky in general so to reduce the risk of further bike related accidents causing more work for the hospitals we should ride less/safer

[MrGman]

Maybe he was then...

[Zarco]

Best time to get them out!

[fredhead]

maybe just don't fall off!

[Blakeatron]

Zarco said:

Best time to get them out!

Mine is buried in the back of the garage behind an extensions worth of building materials, i have just dug/moved/created a path to get it out!

[NNH]

This seems the best time to travel while wearing a helmet and gloves. We need to ban cars instead

[bogie]

check the stats, the risk of RTA is much smaller than many everyday tasks....its more likely you will have an accident in and around your own home

https://www.rospa.com/Home-Safety/Advice/General/F...

one could guess that due to everyone being at home rather than work etc, the in home accident stats will increase, so its way more dangerous in the average home than out on deserted roads.

going out for a bike ride when otherwise trapped indoors is what will keep me sane over the coming weeks

Edited by bogie on Friday 20th March 21:12

[rat840771]

Best time to get out, the roads will be clear. I’m off out Sunday with a few mates to get some miles in ready for 1st service.

What an awful situation this world is in. I need some release

[Lee540]

Since the COVID-19 bks I’ve stopped using the car and only using the bike.

Roads are much quieter! Might as well done one of the few things I enjoy before entire UK gets locked down like areas of mainland Europe.

[carinaman]

fredhead said:

maybe just don't fall off!

YouTube helpfully suggested that I needed Global Leader K Landing Gear yesterday.

[kingb]

This thing isn’t going away anytime soon - stick it away now and you might not see it until 2021!!

Keep your mental health good - keep riding!

[Biker's Nemesis]

I'm out tomorrow and I'm just gonna be pulling wheelies and fking about.

[V8RX7]

Supposed to be a sunny weekend - road bike tomorrow, a day on the green lanes Sunday

[MDUBZ]

bogie said:

check the stats, the risk of RTA is much smaller than many everyday tasks....its more likely you will have an accident in and around your own home

https://www.rospa.com/Home-Safety/Advice/General/F...

one could guess that due to everyone being at home rather than work etc, the in home accident stats will increase, so its way more dangerous in the average home than out on deserted roads.

going out for a bike ride when otherwise trapped indoors is what will keep me sane over the coming weeks

Yep, the missus can stick her to do list up her arse on the grounds I dont want to risk of becoming an unnecessary burden on the NHS.

[bogie]

MDUBZ said:

bogie said:

check the stats, the risk of RTA is much smaller than many everyday tasks....its more likely you will have an accident in and around your own home

https://www.rospa.com/Home-Safety/Advice/General/F...

one could guess that due to everyone being at home rather than work etc, the in home accident stats will increase, so its way more dangerous in the average home than out on deserted roads.

going out for a bike ride when otherwise trapped indoors is what will keep me sane over the coming weeks

Yep, the missus can stick her to do list up her arse on the grounds I dont want to risk of becoming an unnecessary burden on the NHS.

Exactly, stay away from power tools, ladders, decorating and anything else around the home that can cause harm ....and get out on the bike more

[black-k1]

A500leroy said:

Thinking of the worst here, but to help the NHS right now would it be wise to stop riding bikes for a while given the increased risk of bikes being involved in a serious rta, obviously if its your only transport not a lot you can do.

Either way ride even safer than normal!

I'm sorry but if you expect to end up in A&E then biking is not for you. In the last 35+ years of biking on the road I've ended up in A&E once, due to a deer and not another driver. I have no plans to return to A&E either during the COVID19 crisis or after.

[V1nce Fox]

I commute (until yesterday afternoon) on a motorbike (sub 15 mins journey, suburban into town centre) and have noticed 2 things:

1. The reduced traffic volume is great
2. The quality of driving/observation/keeping distances/not pulling out at junctions/indicating, etc has gone through the floor.

People seem to have been polarised into two camps by this; proper drivers are driving even more defensively and applying good hazard perception, everyone else has taken their fking brains out.