I'd be very interested, based on what I've read and been told.
Making 3 assumptions:
- the person doesn't know they are positive
- the person really is riding alone
- the person understands and abides by social distancing guidelines (1.5m etc)
So this person gets into their car, drive to RH, gets out of the car at carpark, pulls bike off carrier, faffs about at the back of the car putting on pads/checking tyre pressure/getting bag sorted etc, climbs the climbing trail, gets to the top and has a rest, goes down the trail, repeats the climb and descend a few times, loads bike on car, drives home.
Where is the contact for transmission? This isn't Whistler with long lies to get on a chairlift, or at the top of a run. There's plenty of bushland to take a break without being near any other riders, even if "everybody is there". I was at the Youies during their crazy peak times around a month ago and I didn't get anywhere near 1.5m to another rider except when being overtaken or overtaking, and even then there was plenty of room.
I'm not convinced the trip explained above would even register with DHHS when they do a contact report. My youngest shared a classroom with a positive case for 3 days and it was determined that their desks were far enough apart that we didn't get a notification about the need for a test (we tested him anyway).
Based on #s it is reasonable to say that positive people have been out in the community, but we are not seeing clusters relating to breif outdoor encounters. DHHS looks at "face-to-face" or "prolonged" exposure fora reason. That's why we are seeing clusters from workplaces and sit-down dining/drinking venues.
If the guy was shuttling at RH I'd understand, and be appalled at his decision and whoever was the running the shuttle, but individual riding? It's the same as me going for a pedal from my driveway (in fact I'd bet I come in 'close' contact with more people due to everyone out exercising) just in a much nicer environment, and with less chance of being hit by a car.
But, I'm always happy to learn new things so, where do you believe the transmission point(s) is in the above?