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Do people commonly wear masks outside in some places? Where I live, we have more or less universal mask wearing in stores, but the only reason people wear mask
by war1025 6y ago
Do people commonly wear masks outside in some places?
Where I live, we have more or less universal mask wearing in stores, but the only reason people wear masks outside is that they are about to head into a business or are just leaving one. What's the point of wearing a mask outside?
- jdavis703 6y agoIn the Bay Area masks are required indoors and outdoors whenever within 30 feet of people. For apartment dwellers there’s been no way to legally enjoy fresh air for the last 10 months.
- war1025 6y agoSounds miserable.
- jacobolus 6y agoThis is an exaggeration. SF as an example says you can be without your mask if you are: > • Sitting or standing outside alone or with people you live with (such as picnicking outside) and you are more than 6 feet from others; • When eating or drinking alone or with people you live with, and nobody else is within 6 feet; • Exercising outdoors alone or with people who live with you (walking, hiking, bicycling, or running) and no one else is within 6 feet Realistically though, there is no enforcement anywhere outside. If you want to go walking or running around outside on the sidewalk without a mask, nobody is going to stop you. You might get a funny look. If you crowd someone's personal space without a mask they might be uncomfortable. Please wear your mask if you plan to spend extended stretches of time near other people.
- jdavis703 6y agoAlameda County (adjacent to San Francisco) says: “people must, unless an exception applies, wear a Face Covering when outside and when anyone else other than just members of their Social Bubble (as defined in Paragraph 7 of Health Officer Order No. 20-14) is within 30 feet (10 yards).”
- nradov 6y agoThere is no such requirement.
- jdavis703 6y agoIn Alameda County the face covering order reads: “ people must, unless an exception applies, wear a Face Covering when outside and when anyone else other than just members of their Social Bubble (as defined in Paragraph 7 of Health Officer Order No. 20-14) is within 30 feet (10 yards).”
- orangecat 6y agoDo people commonly wear masks outside in some places? Yes. In my area it's required by law. What's the point of wearing a mask outside? Basically nothing other than signalling, with possible exceptions for crowded environments. Overall I expect outdoor mask mandates to be harmful on balance, by causing people to shift from outdoor to indoor gatherings.
- ev1 6y agoAt least here (SF), everything is crowded. Every single trail, park, you are going to effectively be covered in people, runners panting on the sidewalk an inch from you. It's definitely not signaling and I'd much rather everyone put them on in this case when crowding is the guarantee. I'd have no issue walking around unmasked if you were out in the middle of the night and you were the only one around, though. But the days are so crowded it's pretty much an indoor environment.
- orangecat 6y agoYeah, I can see the argument for places like SF. Where I am there are lots of areas where you can easily maintain 10+ feet separation, yet the city explicitly changed the law from "masks outside when you can't distance" to "masks outside always".
- howlgarnish 6y agoEnforcing an absolute is much easier. In Singapore, you wear a mask at all times outside your home or face fines of up to $3000, with exceptions only for eating, drinking, and "strenuous exercise".
- ev1 6y agoAnother thing: (that also pisses me off when I see it) is watching people constantly touch their masks (unsafe), taking them on and off every few minutes when they're about to pass someone, occasionally putting them on quickly by _holding their hand on the front of the mask pushing it against their mouth_
- Hamuko 6y agoI usually only see people wearing a mask outside if they go by public transportation.
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