But the risk is not the same for everyone, everywhere. We know for a fact that certain people have more of a risk than others because of various factors....overall health, age, location, etc.  Should Required behavior be based on the worst case and highest risk, or something else?  Should the rules for all be based on what is dangerous for the most vulnerable? Should the rules be the same everywhere, or should people in the most effected areas take extra precautions?


In addition, the risk can be reduced even further by certain behaviors.  So IMO behavior should be based on the actual risk and not just the possible risk, and behavior should be a compromise between actual need and actions taken to reduce the risk. 

But the risk is not the same for everyone, everywhere. We know for a fact that certain people have more of a risk than others because of various factors....overall health, age, location, etc.  Should Required behavior be based on the worst case and highest risk, or something else?  Should the rules for all be based on what is dangerous for the most vulnerable? Should the rules be the same everywhere, or should people in the most effected areas take extra precautions?


In addition, the risk can be reduced even further by certain behaviors.  So IMO behavior should be based on the actual risk and not just the possible risk, and behavior should be a compromise between actual need and actions taken to reduce the risk.

exactly!
anyone who has experienced the results of what can go wrong in my workplace (powerline const. and maint) would most likely not recommend the career path, yet here I am.

to be safe I don't do wheelies and obey the speed limit in that case. 

Typical.

You guys take a global pandemic thread and turn it into a motorcycle thread...


 

Typical.

You guys take a global pandemic thread and turn it into a motorcycle thread...


 

 

Yeah, me too, and today I feel naked without full kit of pants, gloves, boots , jacket, etc. 

But occasionally I ride around the block without a helmet just to listen to that engine while.

And every now & then, I have a beer with lunch while out riding.  But never without a helmet

Why take unnecessary risks?

it is crazy how vulnerable you feel without gear. to be realistic it's only occasionally, when I've been working around the house and it getting late so my wife an I hop on the bike and ride 3 miles at 45 MPH to the edge of town to have a couple beers and split a pizza. not nearly as wild and crazy as some think.

it'll be over when people stop calling health workers "heroes" or "brave" and go back to the usual attitude.

Quote from: Papa Lazarou on May 11, 2020, 02:35:21 PM

it'll be over when people stop calling health workers "heroes" or "brave" and go back to the usual attitude.

I agree.. personally I think we will get to that point long before it's over. It is now out there, like SARs, Ebola, etc. we may control it well enough but it will never be gone. and looking at things like measles and mumps in this day and age it will make a reappearance far too often.

and  I was only semi-joking...




Oh look! A squirrel!

Quote from: Papa Lazarou on May 11, 2020, 03:20:31 PM

Quote from: Black Hills on May 11, 2020, 03:16:14 PM

Quote from: Papa Lazarou on May 11, 2020, 02:35:21 PM

it'll be over when people stop calling health workers "heroes" or "brave" and go back to the usual attitude.

I agree.. personally I think we will get to that point long before it's over. It is now out there, like SARs, Ebola, etc. we may control it well enough but it will never be gone. and looking at things like measles and mumps in this day and age it will make a reappearance far too often.

and  I was only semi-joking...




Oh look! A squirrel!

well, ya, but it's true! it will be forgotten by the masses long before people quit dying of it...

doomed. doomed, I say

It's good to be all geared up with ear plugs. And sober when riding.

I also will take short in-town trips with just a t-shirt, but I do always wear a helmet.

Agreed.

Typical.

You guys take a global pandemic thread and turn it into a motorcycle thread...


 

Best post in this whole thread!