A viral video shared by Instagram account Unlimited_LS has reignited a debate that has simmered for years on roads across South Florida. The footage shows a driver in a silver Mini Cooper convertible steering off the pavement and onto a grass verge to pass a large group of cyclists occupying a roadway in Key Biscayne.
The clip has drawn millions of views and generated thousands of comments from motorists, cyclists, and road safety advocates. Many viewers have focused less on the driver’s actions and more on the circumstances that led to them.
Filmed from within or near the cycling group, the 34-second video captures a peloton stretching across both lanes of a road lined with palm trees and open green spaces. Vehicles can be seen slowing behind the cyclists as traffic movement becomes restricted…