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Howard
Being outside in the fresh air is some people's run or bike ride in terms of contribution to their mental and physical health i suppose.
Its hard to get people to think about collective behaviour rather than individual behaviour. You can focus all you like on being 2m away from the next person but if youve got enough people in a relatively small area surely the risk of transmission increases? Sure, a small number of people 2m apart isnt a problem...but hundreds? Thousands?
I wonder how much of a problem collective normalisation is? As the weather improves and people see other people stretching the rules, will they loosen their own adherence? Ive seem some fata to show that this might be happening, such ad the increase in road traffic last week.
The google data that was published a few days ago showed that people in the UK are were spending about 20 to 25% more time in public spaces compared to other nearby nations on lockdown. Will be interesting to see if this will be reflected in the infection rates.