This is from a regularly scheduled Everglades Bike Club weekend ride in Key Biscayne, USA, on a 10km stretch of road, and all the drivers know to expect it will be there in the mornings.

  • FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    The cyclists have every right to use that road as cars.

    End of story. Grow the fuck up, motorists.

    You’re going to get where you’re going a minute or two later than you wanted. Big fucking deal.

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      2 days ago

      They’re not using it like cars do though. They intentionally block all of it.

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        2 days ago

        It’s interesting that you say this unironically. Have you ever driven through Dallas or Los Angeles?

        Also, groups like this don’t have much choice but to take up the available space when riding as a group. Drivers do not navigate safely with people on two wheels, and often, drive aggressively and dangerously owing to entitlement.

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          2 days ago

          Ah, right, forgot this was the US. Americans can’t do shit without trying to kill their neighbours lmao

          In the civilized world, you could just use a single lane and people would pass by, slowing down from the posted speed limit to do so.

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            14 hours ago

            Failed to be anti-bike, fell back on being anti-American. Hey, at least you’re anti-something 🤷

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            1 day ago

            You’re not wrong.

            I wish our road sense was closer to Europeans and Asian cultures, but here it actually makes perfect sense for cyclist groups to take extreme measures to ensure their safety.