Ahead of the anticipated mass rideouts that includes bicyclists and ATV riders that has turn out to be a convention of the vacation honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in South Florida, regulation enforcement is elevating consciousness for riders to take to the streets safely.
Miami-Dade Police and the Florida Highway Patrol will maintain a presentation Friday urging each riders and people in autos to securely use roadways because the “Wheels Up, Guns Down” occasion is scheduled to happen as soon as once more.
A flyer on social media mentioned the occasion will happen Saturday and Sunday, however in years previous these on ATVs and different off-highway autos have taken to the streets on the Monday that’s celebrated as MLK Day.
In 2022, aerial footage confirmed a large group of bicyclists riding onto I-95 northbound in Miami-Dade as vehicles handed by, earlier than exiting the freeway.
The occasion is supposed to have a good time Dr. Martin Luther King’s legacy and his message of nonviolence, however over time has became a celebration of lawlessness as tons of of riders on dust bikes and ATVs from throughout the nation descend upon South Florida and swarm the roadways.
Miami-Dade Police mentioned they made two felony arrests final yr, issued one visitors ticket and seized one car. Pembroke Pines Police mentioned they arrested two adults who’re going through felony expenses. The two had been working a bike and each autos had been impounded in consequence of arrests, police mentioned.