Do you think, me riding alone, on known routes, moderately, fully provisioned and equipped, keeping well to myself(which is SOP anyway), not stopping and then returning to an empty house that I am really going to be a factor here?
Maybe your energies should be directed more usefully.
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.
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.