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cotswold-village-street-808320_1920Police issue warning to 'large group' of cyclists
Police have issued warnings to 'large groups' of cyclists riding in the Cotswolds.
Gloucestershire Police say the cyclists were in breach of coronavirus regulations when they were pulled over yesterday,
The riders admitted they were not from the household and were issued with a warning.
The Cotswolds Police team tweeted shortly before 2pm: "We have stopped cyclists today in the North Cotswolds today for riding in large groups.
"Current Covid regulations state exercise must only be done with one person from another household.
"Asked if they were family groups? They said they weren't. Warnings given."
Gloucestershire Live report that the force did not specify how many people were riding together, nor where exactly they were pulled over.
Although lockdown has gradually started to lift, the rules on exercising have not yet changed.
The government's website states: "You can leave your home to exercise or to visit a public outdoor place for outdoor recreation, such as a coffee on a bench or a picnic in a park.
"This can be on your own, with one other person when in a public outdoor place, or with your household or support bubble.
"You should minimise the time you spend outside your home, and you should not travel outside your local area.
"Stay two metres apart from anyone not in your household or support bubble and follow the guidance on how to stop the spread of coronavirus at all times."
From March 29 the rule will change to: "Outdoor sports facilities such as tennis and basketball courts, and open-air swimming pools, will also be allowed to reopen, and people will be able to take part in formally organised outdoor sports."
> The ‘Roadmap out of lockdown’ – what does it mean for cycling?
It advises that it will not be until May 17 at the earliest that recreational group and club riding in any numbers will be able to resume; although as outlined in British Cycling's 'The Way Forward' framework, British Cycling-affiliated club rides for up to 15 people can be organised on highways, trails or tracks from March 29.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RSKUMlvo1M
what about here? should i have still waited?
[the three at the end]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RSKUMlvo1M
anyone want to help me out- is there anything i could have done better here? it would have been way easier if they were three abreast. single file made it harder to overtake safely. or should i have still waited behind until the turn off?
My first thought is that you'll get a crooked neck driving like that, or is that just the camera?
I think your video shows how much drivers can exaggerate in their minds the time "lost" waiting to overtake. You overtake the first cyclist at 19:31 and you make the left turn at 20:05 on your dashcam clock. 35 seconds is absolutely nothing in the grand scheme of a journey. If you knew you were turning left, you probably shouldn't have overtaken the first cyclist, although he seems to be going slower than the others.
I can't work out if these three are together. They may well not be (shouldn't have been if they were complying with restrictions!) so that could be one reason for not cycling abreast. The other could well be that, although it's true that it's easier to overtake people cycling abreast, many drivers seem to get annoyed with it and you risk being the victim of a close pass as a result.
I'm not sure you could have done anything better. I think most cyclists leave gaps so that overtaking cars can slot in to the gap. Personally I would have waited behind but I always leave plenty of time for the journey so I don't get stressed. As for the aggressive van behind I usually slow down until they back off or overtake me. I usually catch them up at the next junction, roundabout or lorry.
The van hassling you is not a reason to do an overtake you are not comfortable with. But nothing you did was dangerous as you slotted into a gap and presumably indicated when you turned later, giving the cyclist behind plenty of warning, and enough time elapsed that had oncoming traffic been different you could have overtaken all the bikes. Had I been the cyclist behind I might have felt mildly inconvenienced if I'd had to slow for you to turn, but certainly not in danger. You leave plenty of space, so no cyclist would feel in danger from you.
The Rule of Six is the second part of the first step of the plan, which will come into force on Mar 29.
It will mean that family and friends can reunite in groups of no more than six outdoors
sounds like groups of 6 from 29th March, pending British cycling advice if you are riding for an affiliated club, of if it's just you and five friends interpret that rule as you see fit.
I'm not sure the rule of 6 is in the new rules. Our local club is going to run rides after March 29 with 15 following British Cycling guidance
We're keeping our group rides to six from the 29th, despite what BC say. Honestly I don't tend to enjoy leading rides that are more than about ten people anyway. 8 is the sweet spot for me. I think it's too soon now, and it'll still be too soon at the end of the month to have groups larger than 6.
How is 15 people riding in a tight pack supposed to be safer than 6 socially distanced people walking in a group? Sure the person at the front of the riders will be fine, but assuming the group rotates I'm not convinced being right behind too people talking fairly loudly on a club ride is particularly risk free, certainly when you're doing it for 3-4 hours. So like I say, we'll be sticking to six. I'm inclined to let the cap off once people are allowed in cinemas, or something like that.
The rule of 6 seems entirely arbitary.
I suppose they had to pick some number.
Rule of six is in the new rules from 29th March
So many motorcyclists with essential journeys in Hampshire today.
Exercise innit.
So many motorcyclists with essential journeys in Hampshire today
Along with people who suspiciously identify on here with their motorised vehicles.
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