Road rage in Berlin as cyclists clog streets in pandemic

A cyclist is seen on the cycle path along the 17th June boulevard near the landmark Brandenburger Gate in central Berlin on December 7, 2020. - It's rush hour on a grey morning in Berlin and a stream of cyclists are charging along Friedrichstrasse, the fabled shopping street that runs through the city centre. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP)

BERLIN (AFP): It was rush hour on a gray morning in Berlin and a stream of cyclists are gliding along Friedrichstrasse, the fabled shopping street that runs through the city center.

“Move!” one of them yelled after illegally mounting the pavement and charging at a defenseless pedestrian.