Cycling Ireland has asked its members to strictly follow the new restrictions put in place by the Irish Government to control the Covid19 outbreak.
In the Republic, people can only exercise for brief periods
within 2km of home, though no definition of “brief” has been set out.
Aside from brief exercise and other specific
circumstances, people have been told to stay in their homes until Sunday week,
which is Easter Sunday.
However, in Northern Ireland the restrictions are not as
rigid as people are being told to limit exercise to once per day. No time limit
or distance people can travel from home has been set out.
“Cycling Ireland urges members of the cycling community
to strictly adhere to the guidelines which are in place within their locality,” the national governing body said.
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“These state that until the April 12th everyone within the Republic of Ireland are urged to
stay in their home wherever possible.
“Staying at home is the best way to minimise the risk
of COVID-19 to your friends, families and communities.”
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People
can still travel to work of their work is considered an essential service and
they can also leave home for medical appointments or to collect medicines for
yourself or someone you are providing care to, including elderly relatives.
People can also
leave home for vital family reasons including caring for children,
elderly or vulnerable people but excluding social family visits.
However, while
urging people to comply with the measures, Cycling Ireland said people could
still travel by bike when leaving home in the circumstances allowed.
“Travelling
by bike remains a healthy, environmentally friendly and efficient means of
transport in the situations set out above,”
it said.
In the North
people are also allowed to leave home to exercise though no restrictions are
placed on that aside from only exercising alone or with people you live with.
However, Cycling
Ireland has reminded its members in the North of the advice from the
authorities there that in the event of an accident, injured people may not
received the same level of care as they usually would.
Niall Eames, Belfast Trust Consultant in Trauma and Orthopedic
Surgery, said: “We will do our absolute best to look after everyone, but we may
not be able to manage injuries as we normally do. We therefore must avoid any
injuries where we possibly can.”
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