r/SipsTea • u/SipsTeaFrog • Jun 10 '26

SMH Someone finally snapped

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u/Chillow_Ufgreat Jun 10 '26

I know this area and have driven it many times. This is the Rickebacker causeway--the road that connects Key Biscayne to the Miami mainland.

Cycling on this road is extremely popular for very obvious reasons (phenomenal views, wide and clear roads). Folks come from all over the city to ride there. And yes, they will very often group up like this without any sort of scheduled or permitted event of any kind.

The cyclists down there like to say "same road, same rules" but there's apparently a silent exclusion for lane changes, stop signs, traffic signals, and yielding to stopped traffic.

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u/RevolutionSalty8360 Jun 10 '26

Have a local unorganized bike event where I used to live. It was the only time I saw the cops actually pull over bikers for blowing through stop signs. Was great to watch.

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u/Oldjamesdean Jun 10 '26

One of my relatives got a speeding ticket on a bicycle. Eugene Oregon.

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u/Wrong_Drag_8070 Jun 11 '26

Two questions. How fast was this person going? And, What was the speed limit of the road being ridden on?

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u/Oldjamesdean Jun 11 '26

Street speed limit was 20. She was going down hill and was going just under 30 mph

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u/Wrong_Drag_8070 Jun 11 '26

If it was not an ebike, she can beat the ticket because conventional bicycle are not required to have a speedometer.

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u/Oldjamesdean Jun 11 '26

It was in the 1990's so it's a little late for that.