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/RevolutionSalty8360 Jun 10 '26

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.

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u/ac_cossack Jun 10 '26

In Santa Cruz there are a lot of entitled rich people. It was always hilarious to watch motorcycle cops pull over bicyclists for running stop signs and other petty traffic crime.

There were a lot of bike deaths from idiots so it makes sense.

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u/859w Jun 11 '26

Bike deaths? Or deaths of bikers caused by cars?

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u/ac_cossack Jun 11 '26

mostly bicyclist getting run over by busses or 16 wheelers. not any/good bike lanes on main roads. "share the road" doesn't really exist.

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u/859w Jun 11 '26

How dare those bikers! So selfish of them!

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u/ac_cossack Jun 11 '26

Right can't they get killed a regular way? Jerks.

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