Been off the bike for over two months due to a crash. Facial stitches have healed but the broken wrist is still not ready for riding. So the other night my wife and I were an a restaurant and about a dozen or so cyclists showed up in the parking lot to rendezvous prior to a ride. I looked at those folks slowly cruising around the lot warming up and getting ready and I was aching to get back in the saddle. I mean ACHING!
Risk? Didn't even occur to me.
It's all about the rewards: the joy of riding, the camraderie, being fit and alive.
Leasons learned: it's not about encouraging people to take risks, it's about encouraging them to seek meaningful rewards.