Stupid little things that bug you

[daveoswald]

Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur.

 

[Fiftyyearsandcounting]

It was me who started the cyclist moan, and I'm a cyclist, I'm still to hear a reason at all why other cyclists have flashing lights dazzling the fuck out of everyone.
It doesn't surprise me that motorists get pissed off with cyclists, a high percentage of them just constantly take the piss with their riding.
Ignoring red lights is another of my faves, I sure do love it when some knob cruises past me while I'm stopped at a red light and then hardly pedals at all when in front of you in the cycle lane.
As for letting my kids ride bikes to school, I'm not sure where you live but in Manchester you would have to have a screw loose to even think about letting your kids ride to school.
Which reminds me of another cyclist love of mine, parents riding with kids and not a helmet in sight, just why?

Of course there are annoying cyclist, I have often seen them make a nuisance of themselves and in no way am I defending them. I too get annoyed seeing them riding two abreast on narrow roads and not obeying highway code rules and weaving between cars.
I used to cycle to my school sports ground near Southern Cemetery from Hulme, that was back in the 60's, there was a lot less traffic around then and I don't recall nearly as much animosity..
A flashing (on-off) rear light uses less battery power so they last longer. Plus, during the day, they do attract more attention. After pedestrians, cyclists are the second most vulnerable, making sure I can be seen is paramount.
The poor skills of some drivers equally annoy both other motorists and cyclists. What really annoys me is when the driver's action are deliberate, passing to close, squeezing the space passing parked cars and cutting across me when I'm turning at junctions. "Driving" home their antagonism towards cyclist.

 

[KS55]

Super efficient vacuum packs that are impossible to open.

 

[rogerterry]

People who undertake me on the motorway when I'm doing the speed limit and their on their phone looking at you like your doing something wrong.

 

[Dirty Harry]

When I’m cycling, dog walkers and motorists irritate me.
When I’m dog walking, cyclists and motorists irritate me.
When I’m driving, cyclists and dog walkers irritate me.

I’ve come to the conclusion I find lots of people irritate me.

 

[trotsky]

People who undertake me on the motorway when I'm doing the speed limit and their on their phone looking at you like your doing something wrong.

You are. If you are not overtaking you should be in the inside lane.

 

[Tuearts right boot]

I used to cycle to my school sports ground near Southern Cemetery from Hulme, that was back in the 60's, there was a lot less traffic around then and I don't recall nearly as much animosity..

You've hit the nail on the head. There was no animosity in those days because the bike was used for a useful purpose...kids going school or where ever, blokes riding to work, paper rounds etc. Nowadays they're an expensive excuse for lycra clad tour de France wannabees to clog the roads up on their pointless journey to nowhere in particular. Hence the animosity nowadays.

 

[rogerterry]

You are. If you are not overtaking you should be in the inside lane.

Get your drift but if I'm doing 70 don't overtake please. If you were doing 70 and had to make an emergency stop it would take let's say x amount of feet. If your doing 80 where you stopped at doing 70 you would still be doing 39mph.

 

[Donmcfc]

Garden gnomes. Ugly little fuckers.

 

[DrBlueBob]

Get your drift but if I'm doing 70 don't overtake please. If you were doing 70 and had to make an emergency stop it would take let's say x amount of feet. If your doing 80 where you stopped at doing 70 you would still be doing 39mph.

interesting stat; have you done a course ? It sounds familiar.