Fed up ‘Karen’ takes on a group of teenagers on bicycles before asking the COPS to join her crusade
A fed-up motorist has tried to take on a swarm of teenagers on bicycles after the young riders brought traffic to a standstill on a main road.
Hundreds of young riders, some has young as 13, took over Melbourne’s CBD last month as part of planned ride-outs for teen bikers.
Videos shared on social media show dozens of daredevil youths brazenly breaking road rules, with many weaving between pedestrians on footpaths, popping wheelies, narrowly dodging cars, riding around trams and blocking multiple lanes of traffic.
An angry motorist tried to stop the group of riders by bringing in the cops in one video shared to Instagram on January 27,
The older woman walked up to the police car after abandoning her own vehicle in the middle of Clarendon Street in South Melbourne.
While speaking to a police officer through his driver’s side window, the woman wildly gestured at the riders before yelling at them to ‘get off’.
The woman then stood in front of four cyclists, blocking their path as she continued to yell at them to get off the road.
She repeatedly pointed her finger in the cyclists’ faces before returning to her car. Her passenger was also filmed throwing water on the riders as passed the window.
The angry motorist (pictured) left her parked car in the middle of the road and blocked the cyclists path, yelling at them to ‘get off’
The ride-outs are the brainchild of social media influencer Jordan Forte, 20, who rallied cyclists in Melbourne and Sydney to join in on joyrides
The cyclist is heard asking ‘what is going on?’ before he claimed the woman was ‘just causing problems’.
Some Aussies described the woman as a ‘Karen’ while others defended her and said the cyclists shouldn’t be taking up the road.
‘Have some self awareness bro,’ one wrote.
‘Karen thinks she runs the streets,’ said another.
The ride-outs are the brainchild of social media influencer Jordan Forte, 20, who rallied cyclists in Melbourne and Sydney to join in on joyrides in the cities’ CBDs.
Videos shared to his personal social media accounts show cyclists performing dangerous stunts including wheelies, burnouts and riding fast towards other motorists before swerving at the last second.
However, Mr Forte said he organised the ride-outs as just a bit of fun and hoped the events helped keep teens out of trouble.
He said the events message ‘knives down wheels up’ was in response to the increasing violence involving youths.
The ride-outs are the brainchild of social media influencer Jordan Forte and saw hundreds of bikers in Melbourne and Sydney cruise the streets on their bikes
‘There’s been a lot of stabbings recently and it’s getting out of control. With the bikes, it gets you out of that bad life: it keeps you focused and on a straight path,’ Mr Forte told the Sunday Herald Sun.
A strong police presence was at every ride-out in Melbourne and Sydney, with officers on foot, dirt and road bikes and even highway patrol cars following suit.
The ride-outs started in late 2020 but have grown in popularity and have faced criticism from police, commuters and pedestrians.
Police and road safety experts have urged anyone taking part in the rides to obey road rules and be respectful to other road users and pedestrians.
‘I try to tell people not to do anything dumb but not everyone listens… A handful of people want to cause drama and fights,’ Mr Forte said.
Mr Forte has previously been charged by police and fined $660 for riding through Melbourne’s Convention Centre with his friends.
In 2022, a then 18-year-old Mr Forte made headlines after he broke into Marvel Stadium and scaled the roof with three of his friends.
