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This was a Critical Mass event, which is why the bicyclists are taking up all of the street as a way to reclaim the streets and protest the lack of safety for riders under usual conditions. It's not legal, but protests are never useful if they're fully legal now, are they.

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[–] PumpkinSkink@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Imo it looks remarkably safe as long as we ignore the person in the car driving into oncoming traffic.

[–] durfenstein@lemmy.world 22 points 2 days ago

With her smartphone out, recording.

No but see youre responsible for all the actions of people who want to kill you.

[–] RedAggroBest@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (2 children)

The bikes in the oncoming lane are safe? C'mon what kind of joke. Blocking streets is one thing but they're actually moving forward straight on in oncoming traffic, in what world is that safe?

[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca -2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Since when are cars the only one entitled to use the road?

Edit: Bunch of fucking idiots who don't understand roads or protests getting all pissy because they were told they don't own the road.

[–] RedAggroBest@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Cars are also not safe when driving into oncoming traffic. Thought that was obvious.

[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Huh, seen as how the driver here was unsafe, it appears you are intentionally misinterpreting what I have posted.

[–] RedAggroBest@lemmy.world 0 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Seeing as I'm talking about the BIKES LITERALLY RIDING AGAINST THE DIRECTION OF TRAFFIC, I think you're missing that that's what I'm talking about.

[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 1 points 11 hours ago

And we're still talking abouy the car.

[–] WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

in what world is that safe?

In the world of every parade that has been performed in every major city for the last two centuries at least.

[–] RedAggroBest@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Ahhh, I'll remember to drive right on into that parade next time they've moved off closed streets.

Nothing you say will stop the parts of this protest that are riding into oncoming traffic as safe. They clearly didn't get coming traffic directed away.

[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The unsafe thing here is the driver who insisted on dangerous driving. Motorists have an obligation to not cause harm regardless of what others are doing.

[–] RedAggroBest@lemmy.world 0 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

If I threw you into oncoming traffic would that be unsafe? Simple answer, yes. That's literally the only point I'm making. A protest being good doesn't make the handful of troublemakers suddenly perfectly safe. They're on the wrong side of the road.Travel direction does not change because you're on a bike. Done. That's it. Unsafe behaviors by some of the cyclists.

[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 1 points 11 hours ago

And the driver was the only person making the situation unsafe.