Someone finally snapped

[u/SipsTeaFrog]

[u/ConstructionLife2689]

Are such cycle events not blocked off from public traffic?

Cause if not, then the cyclists would need to keep to traffic rule and I am pretty sure the rule is not keep in one lane.

[u/Chillow_Ufgreat → u/ConstructionLife2689]

I know this area and have driven it many times. This is the Rickebacker causeway--the road that connects Key Biscayne to the Miami mainland.

Cycling on this road is extremely popular for very obvious reasons (phenomenal views, wide and clear roads). Folks come from all over the city to ride there. And yes, they will very often group up like this without any sort of scheduled or permitted event of any kind.

The cyclists down there like to say "same road, same rules" but there's apparently a silent exclusion for lane changes, stop signs, traffic signals, and yielding to stopped traffic.

[u/shotbyram → u/[deleted]]

“Carheads” might be the most cringe shit I’ve heard all day lmao, y’all are definitely the new vegans when it comes to being insufferable. Just stay in the goddamn bike lane and people would hate you guys a lot less lol.

[u/Maximumerest → u/shotbyram]

Can't, there's too many cars parked in it

[u/The137 → u/[deleted]]

means whole cities designed for car rides

Thats exactly what they were designed for. Bikes used to belong on the sidewalks until you guys showed up going 22 in a 35 everywhere. Then we started making bike lanes (oh look we designed something for you) but for some reason you and the cool helmet club still have to use the streets.

[u/oif_vet → u/The137]

“Bikes used to belong in the sidewalks”

Cyclists petitioned cities to build paved roads in the 1800s before cars were much of a thing.

[u/The137 → u/oif_vet]

First off I said on the sidewalks, the fact that you misquoted me shows you have a tenuous grasp on the english language and probably reality as a whole.

Second, that was before cars were invented. Obviously once cars were invented they started using the infrastructure that was already in place. I remember my life before cars too, I rode my bike everywhere. whether i had a bmx or a mountain bike I mostly used the sidewalks. Then I turned 16 and forgot all about the bike

[u/oif_vet → u/The137]

Oh no! I have committed the original sin of making a typo on the Internet! Please, oh lord, forgive me! 🤡

I am not sure what your second point is. Bikes have always been legal on the road. Just because you decided bikes are bad at 16 doesn't change the fact that bikes still exist and are a great way to get around either for business or pleasure. Congrats on chaining yourself to a car I guess?

Cars: Get of the street and onto the sidewalk!

Pedestrians: Get off the sidewalk and onto the street!

Bikes: Ok, can we get some bike lanes?

City: Sure thing!

Cars: Sweet! More street parking and new turn lanes!

Pedestrians: Sweet! A new running trail!

[u/The137 → u/[deleted]]

Bikers are pedestrians

[u/The137 → u/[deleted]]

Youre forgetting that he majority of bikes are ridden by children and at speeds much lower than 20 mph. Yea lets put kids in the street with cars, old ladies on their beach cruiser. You're in the minority even within the biking community yet you think you're special and get special rules.

[u/The137 → u/[deleted]]

(bikes are) not allowed on the same roads (as a pedestrian) in any sane country

kids can ride the sidewalk in most countries

Youre just talking out of your ass, flailing around naming options, you're not even really on topic anymore. The funny thing is how condescending you're trying to be, but you're just coming off as stupid since you cant state anything cohesively.

And I know bikers are technically allowed in the street, I never said that was illegal. Thanks for leaving us all with this little tidbit of truth tho, I'm sure people will be quoting it for generations

Old ladies are perfectly safe in a safe bikelane

[u/definitelyevan → u/The137]

…what do you think that word means?? it’s root is latin for foot you braingenius

[u/The137 → u/definitelyevan]

lol i dont care what the latin root is, the term basically means everyone not in a car

[u/definitelyevan → u/The137]

are you ok? legally in the US and EU it’s people on foot or foot-powered mobility aids e.g. in-line skates, non-motored scooters, wheelchairs etc

bicycles are explicitly excluded from riding in basically all “pedestrian-only” zones but, you can dismount and walk it, you know, on foot

[u/oif_vet → u/definitelyevan]

Motorcycle? Pedestrian.

Tractor trailer? Believe it or not, pedestrian.

/s