Overview
- The 48-second security-camera footage shows a cyclist stopping on Avenida Independencia’s ciclovía, reversing and landing at least seven strikes to a pedestrian’s face
- Witnesses say the attack was triggered after the pedestrian allegedly insulted the cyclist’s female companion following a near-collision on the bike lane
- A bystander intervened to separate the two before the cyclist and his companion left the scene
- Authorities have not identified the aggressor or confirmed whether the victim filed a formal complaint with the Fiscalía General del Estado de Oaxaca
- The incident has drawn hundreds of thousands of social media views and intensified debate over road-sharing etiquette and gaps in enforcement of urban bike-lane safety measures