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withdrawal of a privilege.
I understand where you are coming from, but basic freedoms aren't 'privileges' and shouldn't be described as such. We are all having basic freedoms curtailed, most of which is necessary, but framing the debate in terms of 'privileges' really is the first step on the road to serfdom.
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Fair point. Although it'll feel like a privilege when/if exercise is cut to a half hour walk each day and no cycling. Or further, like in Italy
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I understand where you are coming from, but basic freedoms aren't 'privileges' and shouldn't be described as such. We are all having basic freedoms curtailed, most of which is necessary, but framing the debate in terms of 'privileges' really is the first step on the road to serfdom.
Exactly that. Spot on.
Stonehedge
SwissChap
All I'm saying is that if a small percentage of cyclists continue to go on rides that aren't in close proximity to their homes I believe that recreational cycling will become restricted further. The conversations about this have already begun.
So it doesn't matter if you are a risk to anybody or anything. It's not about that. It's about the fact that a small number of people, rightly or wrongly, are creating an issue that might lead to withdrawal of a privilege.
Sometimes the perception of a non existent problem can be just as damaging as a real problem.
I don't think anybody going for a long bike ride is causing a problem. And you don't think that either. But it's not you or I calling the shots.
Don't worry about my energy, it takes very few calories to post in this thread once or twice a day.