To think most people are following the rules

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Firstly, I know there are/will be examples of people who don't follow the rules e.g. the group on the news the other day who were having a BBQ.

However, certainly from what I have seen, the vast majority are following the rules?

I live in a village, about 8 miles from the town centre. Couple of big supermarkets nearby. I have had to go out a couple of times over the last frw days due to a bereavement and needing to sort out things to do with that which cannot be done from home.

Whenever I have had to go out, I have gone alone and done whatever had to be done alone. Ordinarily, I probably would have gone with my mum/aunt but we haven't due to the rules.

Out and about the toads are extremely quiet and when I look into other cars, again, I see one person only. People out for walks/runs etc. on their own.

In shops, everyone is practising social distancing and the shops are quiet. More of a queue for the large supermarkets but again, people being sensible, social distancing, no family groups.

I have looked at photos online of London and other places before and after lockdown and the streets that would usually be busy are deserted. Picture of Barry Island and a beach somewhere the same.

It's worrying that a small few are not following the rules but AIBU to think that actually, we can take heart from the fact that the vast majority of people are following the rules?

Roads not toads - stupid auto correct!

Although the toads may also be quiet

I'd like to think so.

I live in a town of about 40,000 people. I went to Asda yesterday to get the weekly shop. I walked there through the local park and open space area to get my exercise in for the day.

It was quiet but the people who I did see seemed to be following the rules. No big groups gathered. Small family of 4 together playing football. Couples and individuals out for walks. Everyone keeping their distance from each other. Police were patrolling the park.

Same at the shops. Asda had security on the door letting a certain number of people in at a time. In the queue outside everyone was standing 2 metres apart.

There are always going to be idiots who flout the rules but hopefully enough of us are sensible to slow this thing down.

I agree. Our village is very quiet and people are observing the distances. My son went to the supermarket in town and said it was well-organised and orderly.

My suburban area didn't get the memo!
Some of my relatives didn't get the memo either.

Unless popping to Wickes, garden centres, getting your windows cleaned, riding your horses twice daily and nipping out for cigarettes count?

I live in a small city and it’s very quiet.

The roads and toads are very empty!

I think so yes. Although my neighbour who was very ill for 2 weeks with what she said was the virus is still having friends to stay and her partner still went to work everyday while she was ill. What can you do? They are the only people i know not following the rules but if you were to ask them they'd say they were!

It’s much quieter around here. Usually when the weather is like this we’d have loads of kids playing out in the street, BBQ’s etc but I can honestly say I’ve not heard anything.

I did hear yesterday though that police were called to a pub in a nearby village because it was ‘packed’. So obviously some people are taking this piss.

Yes I think folks round here are doing their bit. Although to be fair we live on an estate with detached houses and gardens so a lot easier than say living in a flat with young children.

Nope. It's only 8.30 and I've already seen 5 groups of walkers come through our farmyard, obviously intending to be walking for the whole judging by the size of their rucksacks.

It's our busiest time of year and we don't have time to be going round disinfecting all of our gates so we don't get sick from complete and utter arseholes who think they are more special than everyone else.

I'm just waiting for someone to get a picnic out and sit on our lawn which happens in normal circumstances most years.

Roads are quieter, but that's less commuters

I haven't noticed a massive difference apart from that, except at night because the pubs are shut.

Round here - we live up the hill on the edge of Sheffield - it is now very quiet.

When me and Dh go for a walk the streets, including cars on the road, are very quiet. We passed the local shops on our walk yesterday and although there were some people there were few a it looked more as the shops only allow one or two people in at a time and those waiting were spaced out outside. The playgrounds which were being used this time last week are locked and unused.

Dh nips into the office 2 or 3 times a week to exchange file. His work is classed as a key worker role hence still going in briefly to collect post and exchanging large files, though he is working from home the rest of the time, bar these 10 minute slots. He's been in at various times in the evenings and he says even the city centre is now quiet and empty. Last week it was a bit busier - days like it might be on a dry crisp Easter or Christmas Day. Now it' less busy than that.

So I do think things have changed and on the whole people are following the new rules.

The overwhelming majority round here are. I'm in a town of 100,000. Yesterday I walked to the supermarket and the place was very quiet - I saw maybe 10 pedestrians, excluding traffic wardens. Road traffic is massively down - a dual carriageway I have to cross has pedestrian traffic lights, but I could just walk straight across - this was at 4:45pm too. The supermarket itself was fairly empty - they are limiting the numbers allowed in but it was so quiet they didn't need to restrict people at that time.

People are generally doing it here. My bedroom window (wfh) over looks our street.

More people are put than usual. But that's because people are going for exercise.

I think it's been nice seeing families going for a walk together.

They all seem to be following the rules. Not gone for ages. All look quite happy when they are coming back.

I think in a lot of ways this additional family time is going to be good for a lot of kids.

Made me rethink, how important my career actually is.

Yep people adhering here, lovely to see all the neighbours enjoying their gardens

When I say more than usual. I mean it looks more as people dont normal walk anywhere on this street.

They would all be off in their cars, into town work, sorts plays etc.

So while it looks like more, it's actually not.

I think most people are probably largely following the rules but ‘bending’ them e.g. popping to the shop for wine and chocolate, going out for more than one walk per day, not isolating for the full 14 day of their partner has a mild cough. Largely harmless stuff if only a few people do it, but not when done on a large scale.

I think the people on either extreme of the scale are probably the minority (those following the rules 100% and those massively flouting them)

I live in a village on the edge of a small town and people seem to be adhering to the social distancing rules. Lots of people walking about but we're fairly rural so staying a couple of metres apart is pretty straightforward. We have a small village shop which is well stocked with the basics (well it has some fancy pasties, pastries and chutneys too!). In town there's a coop, aldi,lidl and a few other shops that are still open but they are quiet and everyone is keeping their distance. I think we are extremely lucky where we live, we have a garden and dozens of circular walks around woodlands. It must be a nightmare sticking to the rules in a built up area.