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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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[–] CBYX@feddit.org 10 points 4 hours ago

And recording while driving...

[–] glitchdx@lemmy.world 19 points 8 hours ago

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

[–] noname_yet2077@lemmy.world 26 points 11 hours 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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[–] OpenPassageways@lemmy.zip 6 points 9 hours ago (6 children)

Protesting the lack of safety for riders by being unsafe riders? I don't think the best way to convince the public that cyclists can be safely integrated into traffic is to purposefully create dangerous situations.

[–] mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

Ah yes, the inevitable “protests should only happen when it’s convenient for everyone and 100% approved by the authorities” comment.

[–] Narauko@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Yeah, but this is a little like protesting against gun violence by juggling loaded handguns and putting everything on the safeties working perfectly. You don't protest an unsafe amusement park by going on the unsafe rides standing up.

Point being, most people would probably not want to serve as the example of what not to do. Most rules/regulations are written in blood, but most people aren't volunteering to be the ink to pen those regulations.

[–] Robust_Mirror@aussie.zone 3 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

No but how about do this but only in the proper lane? You're still causing attention/inconvenience, but it's a lot less likely someone is going to mow you down from behind over driving slowly behind you, versus riding directly into oncoming traffic.

[–] WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works -1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Use your brain for two seconds. Don't you think they already tried what you're suggesting? If you were planning a bike protest, wouldn't you only go down one side of the lane? Well, it turns out, the people running this already tried that years ago, and they found that blocking both lanes is the only way to do this safely. Otherwise asshole drivers will try to "just slip past" by doing things like taking left turns. Parades take up all lanes on a road for a damn good reason.

Your idea was already tried and found not to work.

[–] Robust_Mirror@aussie.zone 5 points 3 hours ago

Parades close down the street with barricades/detours and such so cars don't have the option to dangerously drive at them.

[–] Zenith@lemm.ee 5 points 7 hours ago

What is the best way?

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[–] AtariDump@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Can’t see it; “failed to load media”.

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