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Obviously I can't answer for everyone, and no doubt some people are taking the piss. But, one explanation is that some are just going for a drive? My 94 year old Gran is obviously at high risk so cannot leave the house at all really, and lives in a remote-ish village near Wrexham. But if my Mum picks her up, drives to a coastline / hilltop etc, they can just park up, enjoy the view and go home. No human contact, but at least a change of scenery.
This thread has seen quite a few posts along the lines of "I couldn't believe how busy ____ was, I had a good reason to be there but I don't think everyone else did". It's understandable but I think sometimes a bit of perspective is needed. If half the people in London went out for a drive every other day, as you are, surely it'll feel busy?
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Yeah - get all the comments "you were in a car - don't complain about others being in a car" I get that. We are part of the problem.
My point is there are only two things you can really do on a sunday afternoon- go to the supermarket or go for a walk - but I just don't buy it that this is what they are all doing. My hypothesis that a good proportion are perhaps not going to a supermarket/for a walk in the woods appears to be backed up by the continuing growth in infections and the lack of a queue of cars trying to get into the supermarket car park.
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I'm a bit baffled by how busy the roads are. We go out every other day or so in the car to drive to some woods for a walk and change of scene. The roads are surprisingly busy and I just don't buy it that all these people are either going to Sainsburys or for a walk. What is everybody doing? Driving over the M25 it looked only marginally less busy than normal for a Sunday afternoon. Where are they all going? Maybe they are all off for a stomp around in the mud - but it doesn't feel that way. The car parks are only a bit busier than normal in North Downs - not mass exodus from London busy.