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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    147 days ago

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

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      57 days ago

      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?

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        16 days ago

        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.

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          06 days ago

          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.

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            06 days ago

            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.

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              05 days ago

              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.

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                  04 days ago

                  If they were also on a bike would the cyclists suddenly be unsafe? No, being on the wrong side of the road is unsafe. Idk why that’s hard to understand, especially in a protest that’s supposed to promote safer biking conditions. People riding into oncoming traffic is exactly the justification assholes are using for ripping out bike lanes. Shit people just follow the rules of the road.

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                    14 days ago

                    Huh, seems like youbare angry because of an effective protest and are looking to kneecap.them due to your feelings being hurt.

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        6 days ago

        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.

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            16 days ago

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

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              05 days ago

              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.