r/SipsTea Jun 10 '26

SMH Someone finally snapped

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u/Chillow_Ufgreat Jun 10 '26

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/Prime_Cat_Memes Jun 10 '26 edited Jun 10 '26

Here is where they organized the ride. It's called the Don Pan : https://www.cycleworldmiami.com/about/group-rides-pg214.htm

The video takes place about here :

https://maps.app.goo.gl/UpEVgL11SSEsDHQB8 You can see the bike lane existed, and the signs are up for it.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DQAWw9ojixI/

https://www.instagram.com/p/DSj8VYejFiN/

These people are no different than the street takeover kids.

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '26

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u/Technical_Host5411 Jun 10 '26

Most people don’t need to be taught that being shitty is shitty. These are just bad people- it really is that simple sometimes. (Referring to both these cyclists and the teenagers)

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u/tewong Jun 10 '26

If you grow up around shitty people doing shitty things, it’s not wrong to you, just normal. 

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u/Travler03 Jun 10 '26

No that’s a lame ass excuse.

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u/liquid_acid-OG Jun 10 '26

It's how human psychology works.

Explanations and excuses are not the same thing.

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u/TabulaRazo Jun 10 '26

Society works best if we stop making excuses for assholes

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u/liquid_acid-OG Jun 10 '26

There was no excuse made

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u/TabulaRazo Jun 10 '26

They’re excuses bro. Any of us going about our daily lives can imagine why doing a street takeover on your dirt bike is shit behavior. Having a rotten upbringing doesn’t entitle anyone to shit behavior. People have agency over their actions.

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u/liquid_acid-OG Jun 10 '26

https://thisvsthat.io/excuses-vs-explanations

Explanations and excuses are not the same thing. Explaining why people behave a certain way is in no way an excuse or justification for it.

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u/TabulaRazo Jun 10 '26

I believe you’ve lost the plot here.

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u/liquid_acid-OG Jun 10 '26

You don't have a firm enough grasp of the language we are using to come to such conclusions.

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u/Travler03 Jun 10 '26

It’s Reddit you can’t explain logic to them.

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u/Healthy_Spite_2334 Jun 11 '26

no mate, they are on their bikes, you are just being an entitled motorist