Cyclists are under fire over a protest that saw 40 riders lie down on a major Brisbane road, causing traffic snarls in the city.
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The riders said their so-called "die-in" was part of a fight for safer bike lanes but cycling advocacy group Bicycle Queensland said it was risky and could inflame existing tensions between cyclists and motorists.
The riders sprawled their bodies and bikes across Vulture Street, outside the Lady Cilento Children's Hospital at South Brisbane, on Wednesday morning.
Protest organiser, Brisbane City councillor Jonathan Sri, said that if motorists were angry about getting stuck in traffic, they should take it up with Lord Mayor Graham Quirk.
"They should be asking why he isn't supporting safe, separated bike lanes," Mr Sri told ABC radio.
"So many of our friends have been killed, so many of our friends have been injured."
Bicycle Queensland has condemned the protest as dangerous and immature.
"There are better ways. It's 2018. We should sit down at the table and behave like adults," the group's CEO Anne Savage said.
She also accused protesters of misrepresenting the council's position on separated bike lanes to keep riders away from cars, saying money was being spent on inner city routes and risky intersections.
"I do not think we should be punishing drivers," she said. "I think actions like this only alienate us even further from the people that we need to engage with."
The protest is over and traffic is clearing.
Australian Associated Press