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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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[–] stevedice@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago

For all of the unequivocally civic commenters on this thread, ask yourself this: would you be defending someone driving through a protest if the protesters weren't on bikes?

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 167 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (17 children)

This is how cyclists feel when they are surrounded by cars on busy roads because the cycling infrastructure is shit.

Except, cyclists can't kill people in cars with their bike.

So, lady, imagine our frustration.

Edit: spelling 🤦‍♂️

[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 26 points 6 days ago (3 children)

This gives me an idea. How about every bike gets retrofitted with a large titanium hook. The idea is that if you hit my bike, your car is pretty much totaled. Not just that but if you really hit me, the hook passes thru the radiator, thru the firewall and into the drivers asshole.

Put a little LED light on it as a warning beacon.

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[–] glitchdx@lemmy.world 43 points 6 days ago

lots of people in this thread that don't understand how protests work.

[–] CBYX@feddit.org 23 points 5 days ago

And recording while driving...

[–] BigBenis@lemmy.world 63 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

"Dangerous to drivers"

Because you're going to give yourself an aneurysm over a minor inconvenience? You're in a giant suit of armor. You could hit every single one of those cyclists without sustaining even a scratch.

If the cyclists were actually dangerous to drivers, do you think the diver would be accelerating aggressively towards them?

[–] noname_yet2077@lemmy.world 26 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Idiots in cars, idiots on bikes. Hell yeah I'm pro bikes but setting a wheel on incoming lane? Yeaah.. no thanks, I'm fine

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[–] Geldaran@lemmy.world 10 points 5 days ago

As a Bicycle commuter... there's plenty of "Am I the Asshole?" that needs to go around here.

I understand the cyclists are treating this as a protest, but unless the road is closed, get the hell out of the oncoming lane. You're not doing anything here other than confirming the drivers bias that you're the problem.

As for the driver, just fucking STOP until they pass. Is the risk of you hitting someone worth the few minutes that pulling over out of the way costs you? The driver's pissing and moaning on the video is some self-entitled bull shit.

[–] ragas@lemmy.ml 12 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Where I live, critical mass is legal. Bikes can go on the street and we have a law that allows multiple vehicles that move as one to be treated like one vehicle.

[–] OpenPassageways@lemmy.zip 7 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Where is it legal to drive in the oncoming lane?

[–] chaitae3@lemmy.world 14 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The organizers will inform the city that a critical mass protest is taking place, the city will inform the police and they will cordon off the route. If there are enough people talking part in the protest, the public order authorities will have no other choice - thus the name critical mass. The right to protest takes precedence over the right to drive this specific route.

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[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 19 points 6 days ago (1 children)

It doesn't matter if a protest is legal. The word you're looking for is "non violent"

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[–] Pnut@lemm.ee 7 points 5 days ago

I obey the traffic laws. I'm apparently one of the only people in my town that has read them. I like riding my bike. I like my town. People Hollar at me from their cars. I get called "fag" every second day. For taking a bike ride.

[–] PumpkinSkink@lemmy.world 16 points 6 days ago (18 children)

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

[–] durfenstein@lemmy.world 24 points 6 days ago

With her smartphone out, recording.

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

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[–] scala@lemmy.ml 16 points 6 days ago (1 children)

This looks like Miami. If it is.. critical mass usually has a police force in the loop they do usually to stop people driving right through the crowd. The loop is posted online about a week before and there is always police presence

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[–] 7eter@feddit.org 15 points 6 days ago

This is a CM?

I have never been to a CM with oncoming lane blocked (or in this case - not really blocked).

Also where are the corkers?

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