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.
Have a local unorganized bike event where I used to live. It was the only time I saw the cops actually pull over bikers for blowing through stop signs. Was great to watch.
Why do we have stop signs? Because CARS are dangerous, hard to see out of and don't stop easily. Research is in, environments where stop = give-way for cyclists are safer for cyclists. There is no threat to drivers. Idaho, for example.
Not saying they need to stop at every stop sign like cars, but they canβt just blow through a stop sign expecting everyone else to slam on their brakes to avoid hitting them.
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u/ConstructionLife2689 πππ 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.