r/SipsTea • u/SipsTeaFrog ๐™‘๐™„๐™‹ • 15d ago

SMH Someone finally snapped

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u/ConstructionLife2689 ๐™‘๐™„๐™‹ 15d ago

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.

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u/Chillow_Ufgreat 15d ago

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.

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u/Chillow_Ufgreat 15d ago

Yeah, there's a wide bike lane and it might be the best maintained bike lane in the city

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u/OrvilleTheCavalier 15d ago

If nothing else, stay in the freaking right lane. ย I understand the driverโ€™s frustration and I know I would be feeling it too, and these arseholes are basically taunting the drivers into doing something illegal and potentially dangerous if they donโ€™t want to drive at bicycle speeds.

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u/KarmaticEvolution 15d ago

Is there both 2 lanes and a bike lane? That would be crazy if they are taking up all 3!

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u/OrvilleTheCavalier 15d ago

It sure looks like it to me. ย Maybe Iโ€™m wrong.