LA mayor restricting bicycles
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You are dangerously ignorant on this subject.
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"though I am willing to follow the guidelines" and other like statements are simply euphemisms for one's being a billboard for institutionalized fear and subjugation- good intentions or not.
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I rode with a buddy last Saturday and rode to Encanto Park and Sierra Madre before heading home. At Encanto, a group of 40 riders belonging to a regular riding group that starts in Pico Rivera stopped for a break. At Sierra Madre we saw the large group of "racers" who ride every Saturday morning and end up at the downtown area of Sierra Madre. That group has not diminished in numbers. I see them every Saturday morning when I head off to ride with a buddy or two. I won't name the groups. Last week we rode to Griffith Park/Burbank and I saw several groups of 5-10 out there but nothing like the groups of 40+ I see in my area, the West SGV area.
I usually ride with a group of 8-15+ but since March we have broken up to small groups of 2-4 or so, but as we're riding we do see groups of 10-40+ every Saturday so far.
I usually ride with a group of 8-15+ but since March we have broken up to small groups of 2-4 or so, but as we're riding we do see groups of 10-40+ every Saturday so far.
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Mayor isn't restricting bicycling, or outdoor exercise.
Garcetti made a point that all outdoor activites — like walking, hiking, running, biking — are still allowed and encouraged. "I encourage you to get out there, keep your space, wear a mask, but go for a walk, go for a bike ride, make sure you do those things that can help you get through this tough time. Don't just stay indoors," he added.
https://laist.com/latest/post/202012...-at-home-order
Garcetti made a point that all outdoor activites — like walking, hiking, running, biking — are still allowed and encouraged. "I encourage you to get out there, keep your space, wear a mask, but go for a walk, go for a bike ride, make sure you do those things that can help you get through this tough time. Don't just stay indoors," he added.
https://laist.com/latest/post/202012...-at-home-order
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If you read my comment above, it had nothing to do with cyclists breaking out or being a Karen. It is about setting a good example for the authorities so that we would not have to worry about banning cyclist and avoiding all the hassle of trying to prove cyclists have not contributed to spreading the virus.
I'm guessing you're one of the above the law types that think you're invincible till you get sick or infect others around you. I have a relative who had your sarcastic careless attitude. He's dead now, virus got him and his son.
Just sad that there are those lacking common sense gambling with our right to free cycling.
I'm guessing you're one of the above the law types that think you're invincible till you get sick or infect others around you. I have a relative who had your sarcastic careless attitude. He's dead now, virus got him and his son.
Just sad that there are those lacking common sense gambling with our right to free cycling.
The biggest threat is not the pandemic, it is the taking away of freedoms. To whatever degree, the pandemic will run its course. But the loss of freedoms will remain. It is apparent to many that this great illness has been used by some (of those in power) to overstep their authority, and it is the willing abandonment of one’s freedoms, protected by our Constitution, that is profoundly disturbing. This is not to say that adherence to the health professional’s guidelines is wrong headed, quite the contrary. When done out of consideration of others there is no fault to be found. When wearing a mask is done simply to satisfy the demands of authority, that is the point at which one crosses a line, a very dangerous line.
Those of us born just after the end of the war understand this danger, perhaps better than those to whom WWII is nothing more than a subject from your history class. There was a time not so long ago that what you wore, or did not wear, would get you arrested.
“Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.” C.S. Lewis
This poor fellow does not understand the mind of a tyrant. A tyrant cannot be appeased. This is truly disheartening.
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Sounds nice but they did close down the beaches at one time. I sure don't want them to do it again as there are many cyclists that count on the facilities there. Plenty of unhappy people for no reason. I say don't give anyone any reason to mess with our cycling enjoyment.
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They always leave that little loophole because they can't actually enforce it and are just trying to generate good PR as politicians always do. Everything is essential and everyone is still out.
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This time in history is one of the very few when you can walk into a bank, walk up to a teller window, and nobody cares that you have your face covered with a mask and dark glasses. I did that a few weeks ago without even thinking about wearing a mask in a bank (glasses are the photochromatic ones that had not yet turned clear after walking indoors.
Have some fun with it while you can.
Have some fun with it while you can.

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This time in history is one of the very few when you can walk into a bank, walk up to a teller window, and nobody cares that you have your face covered with a mask and dark glasses. I did that a few weeks ago without even thinking about wearing a mask in a bank (glasses are the photochromatic ones that had not yet turned clear after walking indoors.
Have some fun with it while you can.
Have some fun with it while you can.
