{"id":163826,"date":"2018-03-08T17:12:12","date_gmt":"2018-03-08T17:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=163826"},"modified":"2018-03-08T17:12:12","modified_gmt":"2018-03-08T17:12:12","slug":"shouldnt-phone-cycling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2018\/03\/08\/shouldnt-phone-cycling\/","title":{"rendered":"Why You Shouldn\u2019t Be on Your Phone While Cycling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Everyone knows you shouldn\u2019t operate your phone while driving but where\u2019s the harm in using your phone while cycling?<\/strong><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Body<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Cycling, like all vehicular transport, comes with its own set of risks, and although you may not think you\u2019re travelling particularly fast, you don\u2019t have as much protection as you would in a car. That\u2019s not to say you can\u2019t do yourself some damage rolling along at 15mph.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Why you shouldn&#39;t use your phone while cycling <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8FvVdl2oTZ\">pic.twitter.com\/8FvVdl2oTZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sky News (@SkyNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkyNews\/status\/964455808548462592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 16, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>Pro-boxers punch at about 25mph, and your average \u201cdead arm\u201d punch is about 15mph \u2013 about the speed this unfortunate cyclist is travelling. Although instead of flesh and bone he hits a metal gate. That\u2019s one good reason not to check your messages or Instagram while cycling.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Mind<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Experienced cyclists become addicted to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hX7vowFIvf8\">zen-like calm<\/a> that emerges from the union of cyclist and machine. The rhythmic pedalling, the gentle panting of breath, the reassuring zip of a well-greased chain, punctuated only by the occasional gear change. It\u2019s heaven.<\/p>\n<lite-youtube videoid=hX7vowFIvf8 params=\"enablejsapi=1\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi_webp\/hX7vowFIvf8\/maxresdefault.webp');\"><\/lite-youtube>\n<p>So why ruin it with calls from the kids or, even worse, a colleague from work asking where you\u2019ve saved a specific file. Why sully the sanctity of The Ride with performance anxiety? Leave your phone at home and feel the ride. Using your phone while riding is bad for mind as well as body.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Soul<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>There are lots of phone mounts available for cyclists to choose from, and many undergo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QDgy1LSIFAw\">rigorous testing<\/a>. But with the best will in the world, these can fail, and many cyclists are tempted to take their phones in and out of the cradle without stopping first.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Y2pffy7_qxs<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a little soul-destroying to see your phone hit concrete due to your own stupidity \u2013 so do yourself a favour. Leave your phone in your pocket, or maybe \u2013 just maybe \u2013 consider leaving it at home when you go out for your ride.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone knows you shouldn\u2019t operate your phone while driving but where\u2019s the harm in using your phone while cycling?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":163828,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[335],"tags":[490,1781],"global-categories":[],"class_list":["post-163826","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-safety","tag-cycling","tag-phone"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.3 (Yoast SEO v25.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Why You Shouldn\u2019t Be on Your Phone While Cycling - \u0160koda We Love Cycling<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Everyone knows you shouldn\u2019t operate your phone while driving but where\u2019s the harm in using your phone while cycling? 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