Sorry to hear your going though a rough patch. Try to keep your chin up.We have a similar problem here in Australia and I would say yes...
I'm a palliative carer and the last two weeks I've lost two people that I cared for, riding a motorcycle helps me centre myself and ground myself.
there is no God there's no point to life you just enjoy what youve got while you've got it.
essential to my mental well-being.
That's the excuse I use.
having said that I don't ride in groups and I stay well, and I mean well, away from people
We are still in the “more relaxed” end of the spectrum. As our gov explained, “The grim reaper enforces this shutdown order - - not the cops.” If things get worse, an increase in fines and enforcement may occur (subject of course to cops being available for this purpose. Their ranks will thin as this progresses, and they’re going to be really busy with an increase in violent crimes.) At the other side of the spectrum you may see roadblocks with national guard checking id’s / purposes of trip — but that is not just around the corner (no pun).
In my book, riding is a very safe activity.
We are restricted to 20km from post here, and can only go to and from work. I have a route that takes about an hour to ride, instead of the usual 10 minutes...they did not say what route we had to take!Not sure about you. But, I will be taking the extended routes on my bike to and from my "essential job".
This is a very good point. I am completely against mandatory stay-ins, I advocate for self governance & I practice it. Ride to & from work, play with the dogs in the back yard, & hit the store when necessary, & that's about it.travel restriction is to minimise the chances of being in an accident and having to divert resources (Drs and nurses) from fighting the virus to patching up motorcyclists who just felt like going for a ride because the sun was shining.
one point of the (bike) travel restriction is to minimise the chances of being in an accident and having to divert resources (Drs and nurses) from fighting the virus to patching up motorcyclists who just felt like going for a ride because the sun was shining.
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right now only 157 confirmed cases in San Antonio so shouldn't be a huge strain yet. However, I'm sure everybody and their dog that has a cough is running to the hospitals and asking to be put on a ventilator.In the UK we are allowed to travel only if essential and I suppose I could ride 30 miles to get to the shops that are only a mile away, but one point of the (bike) travel restriction is to minimise the chances of being in an accident and having to divert resources (Drs and nurses) from fighting the virus to patching up motorcyclists who just felt like going for a ride because the sun was shining.
I have seen very very few bikes out lately, most riders are deciding to "do the right thing" rather than "see what they can get away with"