The real issue is that everybody is interpreting these messages their own sweet way to fit their personal circumstances. The message is clear. Driving is not exercise. By moving around like this we risk spreading the virus to other areas and communities that might not have it or even risk picking it up from a community that has it and bringing it home with us. Human beings are selfish, some unfortunately more so than others
Why should any of us be out driving unless we need to for food or helping the vulnerable. I received a message from North Yorkshire police it read:
“We are still seeing people drive to remote locations to take their daily exercise, walk their dogs or have “drive around to clear their head”.
I would ask those people to pause for a moment and think about this:
Yesterday whilst out shopping you picked up a can of beans, 10 minutes before you a person who had picked up the virus in the last 5 days, so wasn’t showing any symptoms, picked up the same can of beans and has now transferred the virus to you. Today you have driven and gone for a walk on the moors, on your way home your car breaks down and you have to call a recovery service now you passed the virus on the breakdown driver. Or, you have a minor RTC, the Police attend, chances are now the Officers who attend have picked up the virus along with the person who you had the RTC with. Or even worse, it’s a serious RTC, Police, Ambulance, Fire and Air ambulance have to attend all now who have the potential to be affected.
Please be part of the solution, not the problem
Please Stay at Home, Protect the NHS, Save Lives
It is really easy to see knock on effects. This virus is invisible, it kills indiscriminately hangs around for several days on surfaces and attacks anyone anywhere without a care. This virus may even be mutating as it travels around the globe. We know so little about it, yet a walk on the moors is deemed essential by some. What if farmers are affected, the food chain starts to get interupted, god forbid it mutates to be passed on to other animals, all sorts of potential risks, so why do it when it is not NECESSARY or ESSENTIAL?
Please think about everything you do and the potential risk to others not just yourselves. This Virus deserves our respect and full attention till a vaccine is found.