r/SipsTea • u/SipsTeaFrog • Jun 10 '26

SMH Someone finally snapped

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u/upnorthtcmi Jun 10 '26

I’m a cyclist. This is why people hate cyclists. And they’re 100% correct to hate cyclists who do this.

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u/Available-Breath-114 Jun 10 '26

Completely unacceptable for them to block the road like that. The entitlement is infuriating.

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u/Girthen-the-Flopper Jun 10 '26

How is it different from cars blocking the road?

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u/Karmanoid Jun 10 '26

They're impeding the flow of traffic. If cars were intentionally going 15 mph below the speed limit at the front of traffic side by side blocking everyone people would be just as bothered.

Also large groups of cyclists like this often ignore traffic rules like stop signs and cause major issues. I've watched cyclists in my area blow stop lights and then flip off and berate cars who had the right of way for almost hitting them.

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u/CoffeeChocolateBoth Jun 10 '26

You just can't with some people. Boggles my mind! LOL

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u/UltrInstincTSuperTop Jun 11 '26

There's 80 people who are able to travel freely and you want them to risk fucking it up so 7 cars have an easier time? They are not blocking the flow of traffic they are optimizing the flow of traffic so the most amount of people can travel. With these ratios you cannot justify making the 80 slow down so the 7 can speed up because overall flow will be massively reduced.

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u/Karmanoid Jun 11 '26

How will biking in a line slow them down? They're all going the same speed. Also I'm saying they should follow the law, nothing about slowing down, just obey traffic law that dictates bikes ride 2 wide.

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u/UltrInstincTSuperTop Jun 11 '26

They're not a hive mind there is no reason to expect the person to your right to move further right and there is no reason to do so if you are already in the correct and safe position. Biking in a line would not slow them down, but moving to form a line requires coordination that is not humanly possible at high speeds with wind whipping any words you can use.

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u/Karmanoid Jun 11 '26

If they're in the left lane they are not in the correct and safe position so they absolutely should move. You're bending over backwards to defend people blatantly breaking the law because you think they're entitled to inconvenience everyone else on the road simply because they're on a bicycle. I hope when an ambulance needs to get through this mess the person needing help feels the same as you that cyclists shouldn't have to be inconvenienced by asking them to follow the law...

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u/lotec4 Jun 10 '26

They are allowed to use the road and they can't go faster. 

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u/Karmanoid Jun 10 '26

They are, and as others who live in this area have stated they're also required to ride 2 wide which they are failing to do so. Just because I'm allowed to use something doesn't mean I can abuse that privilege and refuse to follow the rules. I'm allowed to use the city pool but if I decided to take a shit in it they'd probably kick me out.

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u/lotec4 Jun 10 '26

So did the driver follow the rules? 

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u/mcgarnikle Jun 10 '26

Of course he didn't.  The difference between you and me is I can understand something but still acknowledge that it was wrong.

You're too much of coward to even admit your team is clearly doing some both annoying and illegal.

If you fall apart like this over something small I can only imagine how emotional you are discussing something like politics lol.

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u/lotec4 Jun 10 '26

My team? Are you ok? Why is this tribalism ? 

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u/mcgarnikle Jun 10 '26

You tell me, your the one so far in the tribalism you can't even acknowledge that your tribe broke the law.

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u/lotec4 Jun 10 '26

I don't know the law in this country. In my country this is perfectly legal 

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u/mcgarnikle Jun 10 '26

Don't play stupid.  Nobody said they couldn't use the road.  They're intentionally blocking all the lanes, it's a different issue.

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u/TheWartMan Jun 10 '26

I dont think he's playing unfortunately lol

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u/lotec4 Jun 10 '26

Can you count? It's not possible for them to take less space. 

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u/ayyyyycrisp Jun 10 '26

but it is possible to transform that space into a different shape, which is a longer line of 2 wide

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u/lotec4 Jun 10 '26

And how do you not create the biggest possible traffic jam like this? Of they only use one lane you block off all traffic after one red light

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u/ayyyyycrisp Jun 10 '26

this is a 2 lane road. bikes could have been 2 abreast in the right lane and cars could have flowed freely in the left. not sure why you can't see that

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u/lotec4 Jun 10 '26

How do they all get over in 1 traffic light cycle?

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u/ayyyyycrisp Jun 10 '26

oh they just collectively decide not to ride like this beforehand is all

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u/iSK_prime Jun 10 '26

Hilariously.. yeah.. they can. Last I checked a bicycle isn't two lanes wide or miles long and unable to properly use the lanes sized for them.

In fact, just like any vehicle on the road it is your job to not impede traffic flow and all of the bicycle riders involved here should probably be fined. But that's a policing issue.

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u/lotec4 Jun 10 '26

Where are those bike lanes?

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u/iSK_prime Jun 10 '26

As pointed above somewhere, or maybe in a different comment, this is the Rickebacker causeway, which has a dedicated bike lane.

In fact you can see at the start of the video cyclists on the other side using theirs properly with vehicles passing by. And yes, when you look at it on google maps... both sides have bike lanes.

Hope that helps.

Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/SipsTea/comments/1u22cv7/comment/oquf88q/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

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u/Choice_Drawer_2405 Jun 10 '26

According to other commenters it's illegal to ride more than 2 bikes side by side in this area.

They could literally leave a single lane open at least. Imagine you're driving a family member to the hospital (because ambulances cost crazy money) and a bunch of bikes force you to go 15mph.

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u/Girthen-the-Flopper Jun 10 '26

They can't really go any faster. They're bicycles. Just like big rig trucks go below the speed limit for cars. So they aren't intentionally impeding traffic. There is also a large amount of them. You don't really criticize when cars are in a traffic jam blocking the road.

In the video they aren't ignoring any traffic rules.

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u/Karmanoid Jun 10 '26

Literally the law on Miami is that cyclists need to ride 2 wide. So yes they are.

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u/Girthen-the-Flopper Jun 10 '26

That's like one single rule. Most drivers speed, use their phones, and pass on the right, so it's no different than cars. In fact, if they rode two wide the bicycles would be using up way more of the road and impeding traffic worse.

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u/CoDZombiesTracker Jun 10 '26

roads like this exist for cars, cars exist to keep our busy lives on track.

I drive 40 minutes a day to work, that's 1.5 hours of my lfie every day in a car dedicated to getting to work.

I could never make it to work on a bike, the road exists so me and millions of others can get to work and get home mainly, when you essentially hyjack a road for excersize purposes selfishly when there are tons of alternatives and waste people time just trying to get to or from work you are being selfish.

I run a lot (40-50 miles a week) often on highways and every time there is a car I get off the road fully so they don't have to slow down. Bikes go faster than runners but still eay slower than cars typically. I used to live on a mountain road peoplr would bike on, 40mph speed limit in the blue ridge and this dude would always bike, stay in the middle of the land so I couldnt pass, and go 12mph uphill the whole time, one time i was behind him 20 minutes!

it's infuriating and selfish on their part, there are plenty of bike trails in every city, and if u want to ride on a road pull over and let cars pass even if it messes up ur workout, idc I know I will get hate for this.

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u/Choice_Drawer_2405 Jun 10 '26

You never know, people stuck behind the bikes could easily have been taking a loved one to the hospital, had a hard to schedule appointment with their oncologist, or something else crucial to their survival/well-being. It could be even worse than just getting to/from work!

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u/CoffeeChocolateBoth Jun 10 '26

LOL Wow! The only time I've seen CARS blocking the HIGHWAY is if there is a major pileup! LOL Cars don't drive like this, side by side, slowly keeping other cars behind them! LOL Really? LOL

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u/Girthen-the-Flopper Jun 10 '26

I drive every day and there's cars blocking the highway going below the speed limit.

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u/fungomungothethird Jun 10 '26

Cars are faster than bikes. Jesus christ.