A video of a group of cyclists riding outside a newly completed bike lane in Brisbane has sparked heated debate about whether the bicycle riders were in the wrong.

The clip shows four cyclists waiting at Stanley Street's intersection with Annerley Road in a lane for drivers - right beside an empty cycle path that's been open for use since July.

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The short video was uploaded to Reddit by with the caption “Stanley St Bikeway, $100mil well spent”.

The user is referring to Brisbane City Council’s $100 million bikeway project that the two-lane bike path is a part of.

"Brisbane’s network of bikeways improves access to local destinations and the Brisbane Central Business District," the council explained on its website.

Debate on both sides

It has sparked a debate on whether cyclists have to stay in the cycle lane or if they have a right to move onto the road, with polarising viewpoints for both sides.

"I usually like to give cyclists a break since lack of decent infrastructure has been a problem everywhere for ages and still generally is - but this would irk even me," one Reddit user said.

"I could deal but yeah ... right there on the left.

"Protected cycle lane, the very thing many advocates push to increase cyclist safety."

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Others were quick to disagree, believing the cyclists had a right to move out of the bike lane when crossing the intersection - pointing out if they're doing so it's usually due to a safety reason.

"If they're not using a dedicated bike lane, it's going to be for a reason," one person commented.

"That cycle path is way too narrow for that large group to get into at speed coming down the hill," another Reddit user added.

"The bike path is great for commuters riding slowly but not a large group like that," they said.

"Know your road, know what's safe to do.

"This is the safest path to take for that group."