A moment of reflection.
Suddenly, it all becomes clear.

Please forgive me for I have sinned... Or so I'm told
Grindleford Cafe, Derbyshire
Picture by Antony Hawkins

This rider has clearly just been given a lecture about the evils of riding on footpaths and how it could destroy the entire universe as we know it. You can tell because he's obviously just realised the error of his ways and is now repenting all his sins and promising never to stray again.

As if!