Quote Originally Posted by Biciclista View Post
but back to the original question; yes, I think it's rude. The law says you can do it, but common courtesy during heavy traffic would suggest that they go single file.
Hang on now..... I have to disagree a bit here... we don't know all the details.

If traffic was heavy were the cyclists going as fast/nearly as fast as the cars? How many lanes is the street? Could traffic pass easily by simply moving over into the next lane? Were the cyclists really together - many people assume just because there are two that they are together, but he could have just been passing her. Is the bike lane a safe one? Would the second cyclist possibly/probably not have chosen it even if he had not had a companion?

I don't think it was necessarily rude at all..... it could have been that the cyclist not in the bike lane may have chosen that position regardless of whether or not he had a companion for the ride. If he was solo and still chose to not use the bike lane, would you condemn him?

From what I can see, he was riding in a way that is perfectly legal (well, up until he ran the red at least), rather than say he shouldn't do that because motorists might get upset, why not say educate motorists so that cyclists can do things that are legal without being harassed?