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God forbid carbrains actually plan around a regularly scheduled weekend event (files.catbox.moe)
submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 6 days ago) by to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world
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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.

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[–] -2 points 5 days ago* (6 children)

Don't be a lead huffer. Cars never give way to cyclists in such a manner, no matter how slow their traffic, nor would they ever be expected to. Just like much of the rest of the country, cyclists are every bit as entitled to a safe and full lane as any other road user and nobody except an emergency responder should ever feel entitled to others moving out of their way.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 days ago (4 children)

    It doesn't matter if cars give way to 2 wheelers because we can simply go around them. Though in the US its not terribly uncommon for crab-bucket brained drivers to try to block bikes from filtering at red lights.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 days ago (3 children)

    Exactly, you get met with threats of vehicular assault.

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  • [–] 0 points 4 days ago (2 children)

    Blocking someone or yelling at them isn't a threat of violence, its just assholish behavior.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 days ago (1 child)

    But moving your car in a manner to threaten bodily harm if they're to pass, outside of normal operation, is assault or intimidation depending on where you do it.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 days ago

    Eh, I never interpreted it as a threat, only "If I can't go because of traffic, neither can you! Riding on the lines is illegal!".

    I know bicyclists who have been pushed into the shoulder by assholes, that is threatening, but just getting in someone's way to lower them to your level is merely childish behavior.

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