Ian H
Ancient randonneur
I see individual cyclists at least 6ft apart.
Don't ride in groups or we will be stopped cycling completely.
- Thread starter ozboz
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Banjo
Fuelled with Jelly Babies
- Location
- South Wales
Could be the camera angle making them appear closer together than they really are or the could be a bunch of idiots.Either way the BBC news seem full of positive stuff about people by an large being sensible.
Apparently it took the photographer a whole week to get that photo.
DaveReading
Don't suffer fools gladly (must try harder!)
- Location
- Reading, obvs
Maybe the photographer waited until he/she encountered a sequence of progressively smaller, increasingly blurry cyclists on progressively smaller bikes.
On the other hand: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perspective_(graphical)#Foreshortening
AuroraSaab
Veteran
The blurriness is an effect of the depth of field of the lens. I agree about the possibility of a foreshortening effect due to the angle though. Also, in the context of slowing down for traffic lights (as the other article claims) some bunching would be inevitable I suppose. I guess you would have to be there to know for sure.
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ozboz
Guru
- Location
- Richmond ,Surrey
That is the second time today that an analysis of the photo has come up , the other was virtually the same as yours , Fake Photo ?
Vantage
Carbon fibre... LMAO!!!
- Location
- Behind everyone else, Bolton
I saw similar to @CanucksTraveller today. Increasing numbers of idiots going out.
Lots more traffic on the roads and more walkers out on the hills than I've seen in a while. The hills are local to me (6 mile round trip) but there must have been over 10 cars parked up by the side of the road as people drive to the hills. I doubt they were locals. I wish they'd all f off back home to their own areas so my 2 metre space wasn't as difficult to keep.
Lots more cyclists than usual too but so far no group riding that I've seen.
Lots more traffic on the roads and more walkers out on the hills than I've seen in a while. The hills are local to me (6 mile round trip) but there must have been over 10 cars parked up by the side of the road as people drive to the hills. I doubt they were locals. I wish they'd all f off back home to their own areas so my 2 metre space wasn't as difficult to keep.
Lots more cyclists than usual too but so far no group riding that I've seen.
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
Lots of groups riding here today. All looked like probably family groups to me. One pair definitely related because I know who they are.
Funniest thing was three or four cars stopping to let one group cross the A10. I've never seen that before. This is a road you can wait five minutes to cross with usual traffic levels. It's like a weekend evening's traffic most of most days now, with sightly more lorries, so it seems like lockdown is being complied with.
Funniest thing was three or four cars stopping to let one group cross the A10. I've never seen that before. This is a road you can wait five minutes to cross with usual traffic levels. It's like a weekend evening's traffic most of most days now, with sightly more lorries, so it seems like lockdown is being complied with.
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
So club rides are all club activity for BC clubs? Wow.
The Mad Mile would be better tagged the Crazy Mile - a 1 mile stretch of dead straight* 60mph dual carriageway between the roundabout and traffic light with 40mph before and after.
Fecking crazy!
*Thank you Romans!
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ozboz
Guru
- Location
- Richmond ,Surrey
I fear a major lockdown may just be upon us , a park in South London has been closed by Lambeth Council from Sunday , apparently 3000 visitors 
during the day sunbathing and the like flouting the Gov advisory to stop at home, talk about the few cocking it all up for the many ,
during the day sunbathing and the like flouting the Gov advisory to stop at home, talk about the few cocking it all up for the many ,
As it should be, which also means he is properly insured.
I fear a major lockdown may just be upon us , a park in South London has been closed by Lambeth Council from Sunday , apparently 3000 visitors
I did a short ride around my immediate neighbourhood yesterday and I would say that here people are following the rules, it was pretty much deserted, but I live in a leafy suburb. In fairness the park was probably packed because they’re fed up of being cooped up in a small flat all week with a couple of kids.
Low Gear Guy
Veteran
- Location
- Surrey
All the riders in that photograph are white males with drop handlebars and no pannier bags. That is surely a stock photograph of a sportive rather than a random selection of London cyclists?
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You have to take that in context, have you first hand knowledge or are you just facebooking everybody, how big is the park, how spreadout where the 3000 people, there is nothing wrong taking a walk outside & sitting in the sun, in fact with all that's happening it's probably a goo idea, as long as you don't get too close the the people round you.I fear a major lockdown may just be upon us , a park in South London has been closed by Lambeth Council from Sunday , apparently 3000 visitors
