This is from a regularly scheduled Everglades Bike Club weekend ride in Key Biscayne, USA, on a 10km stretch of road, and all the drivers know to expect it will be there in the mornings.

  • daggermoon@piefed.world
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    16 days ago

    This is a tough one for me. On one hand, they’re blocking the whole road. On the other hand, I fucking hate cars. Why can’t we have bullet trains in this country? That question is rhetorical. I know why.

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      16 days ago

      This is a tough one for me. On one hand, they’re blocking the whole road

      how do you feel when a bunch of cars block an entire road, which they do, every fucking day, also a tough one ?

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        16 days ago

        I said I hate cars. Why do you want to argue about it? In a perfect world we’d have electric trains and we wouldn’t be having this debate if you want to call it that. As for the quote, I was kind of just talking out of my ass. No need to make a big deal out of it.

        Edit: Sorry if this comes off as rude sounding. That wasn’t my intention.

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        16 days ago

        The cars should be driven into the ocean because they are incapable of not blocking traffic. These particular bicyclists are choosing to be as bad as cars and therefore are as deserving of scorn.

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          14 days ago

          Cars are bad for the ocean, too, please don’t drive your car there :(

          Edit: they might be ok in space, unless cause a space jam.

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      16 days ago

      Bikes are allows equal use of the road. So I’m curious how they’re blocking the whole road. That’s like a couple of slow trucks on there. Would you think it’d be fine to dangerously drive on the grass to get around them?

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        16 days ago

        Do you know how to drive? Slow cars in this situation should be only taking up the slow lane. If bikes are allowed equal use, they should be taking up the slow lane only.

        Everyone would be equally pissed if there were 4 cars driving slow in both lanes and blocking everyone.

        P.S. this doesn’t apply if it’s a scheduled event and the road is shut down.

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        16 days ago

        No, but it would be fine to safely drive on grass to get around them, though slightly assholish if its so wet/vehicle so heavy you’re damaging the grass.