Coronavirus discussion thread

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ChrisHB Nov 2020 10:05pm, 1 Nov 2020 20,004 posts	0 ChrisHB I'm hoping for less traffic, but not expecting it.
Tim of Fife Nov 2020 10:26pm, 1 Nov 2020 2,941 posts	0 Tim of Fife Hopefully, everyone in England will be allowed to exercise where and when they want.
icemaiden Nov 2020 10:29pm, 1 Nov 2020 4,988 posts	0 icemaiden Traffic here has been massively down in the mornings, even when schools were open. The town has three routes out to Milton Keynes, one to Northampton and a back road to the north. Most usually goes down the MK routes and meets other traffic going to MK. Before all this if I wanted a clear run out to MK, to take my dad to the docs for example, I would have to be on the road well before 8.00. Any later and it was a clutch burning 20+ mins to do the half mile to the by pass until all the school traffic cleared. I trained him to not get appointments before 9:40 because I wasn't prepared to do that. Now it is possible just to drive out at pretty much any time, there's no real waiting that I have seen. However, my dad hasn't gone to any appointments since March. I just take him his shopping once a week and he's an early bird so will be up.
WA Nov 2020 10:46pm, 1 Nov 2020 7,716 posts	0 WA Traffic here has been pretty much back to pre-covid levels locally since summer. I travel a bit further for work and the motorways have been lighter, but town traffic either end has been normal During the early lockdown in March/April we heard a lot more birdsong in our garden. Now back to rumbling most of the time.
swittle Nov 2020 11:15pm, 1 Nov 2020 69,394 posts	0 swittle How the USA administration addressed the nCovid-19 pandemic. Warning: not the most unbiased treatment of the affair. bbc.co.uk
run free Nov 2020 12:00am, 2 Nov 2020 4,458 posts	0 run free Echo what others have said - I'm hoping for less traffic so that families can take this opportunity to allow their children to cycle to school on nice days & reduce traffic even further
larkim Nov 2020 6:09am, 2 Nov 2020 12,474 posts	0 larkim I hope there'll be less traffic, but I doubt many kids will see their bikes getting used to get to school in large numbers - partly the time of year and partly because habits are difficult to get out of especially when the weather isn't great.
DocM Nov 2020 7:02am, 2 Nov 2020 37,855 posts	0 DocM i had to got to cambridge last week and the traffic on the route was as bad as i have ever seen it. however the motorway up the road is busy but doesn't get quite as bad as it used to for rush hours
Hunkyteddy Nov 2020 7:30am, 2 Nov 2020 332 posts	0 Hunkyteddy Traffic was pretty high last week, with holidaymakers coming down for half term. I suspect things will quieten down but may depend on what exceptions get allowed - remember last time DIY stores were allowed to open and people were driving to them. In terms of wildlife, November is very different to March so I doubt there will be as much activity. I dont know if you are allowed to drive to exercise, to start a walk or run, but I will be doing all of this starting from home for now.
Bazoaxe Nov 2020 7:38am, 2 Nov 2020 18,057 posts	0 Bazoaxe My parents took my aunt (who has a variety of health issues) to hospital and back for a minor op. My aunt emerged from her house without a mask and when asked said she forgot it and didn’t often wear it anyway. She then spent the whole journey complaining about people who don’t follow the rules !