As a cyclist who do you dislike the most?

[Ajay]

Pheasants - especially the young ones from the kamikaze squadrons that were out in force on the lanes around Scorton today. They're quite possibly the most stoopid animals on the planet.
Keep your frickin wings away from my spokes.

 

[sittingbull]

....those who drop nails and screws (and nuts and bolts) from their load

 

[youngoldbloke]

Highways engineers who instruct contractors to 'top dress' roads - closely followed by the contractors themselves.

 

[Cyclopathic]

Pheasants - especially the young ones from the kamikaze squadrons that were out in force on the lanes around Scorton today. They're quite possibly the most stoopid animals on the planet.
Keep your frickin wings away from my spokes.

They are bred to be monumentally stupid so that posh people with guns have a chance of hunting them in a game of wits.

 

[Cyclopathic]

How old do i feel now?

Forgive me, I may be remembering it wrong it's just that I had heard of them but not directly. By the time I was learning to drive they didn't exist.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Has anyone mentioned McDonalds takeaway brown bags with their contents spilled out? Usually a milkshake carton and one of those little boxes than contained what they refer to as fries. Nothing more blood boiling than seeing the window open and the #@$! driving it, or one of its passengers launching the rubbish out the window! How many times have i taken a mental note of their registration, even written it down if i have a biro and paper on me, to back down and think "why bother,they aren't going to chase up this cretin"so we cycle along hating McDonalds and the ones who frequent the places!

 

[Accy cyclist]

In fairness to Maccy D's, our local one send its staff out to pick up litter in the streets around the store - not just their litter, but all the litter.

And "a friend" tells me the the breakfast McMuffins are nice

Yes, i know at the end of the day it's not McDonalds who drop the rubbish . On Saturday i'd only just parked up when i witnessed this so and so lob, what ended up looking like a near full Rolo milkshake near to my car. The whole contents were splattered on the road. Not only the disgraceful act of littering was blood boiling but how much do these items cost?, not cheap i suspect. Yet these idiots throw the stuff after they've paid for it! Too much greed, too much money to waste and not enough brain cells!

 

[middleagecyclist]

...pedestrians and animals should be given priority on shared paths.

What about on dedicated MTB trails that some dog walkers like to 'share'. Can we buzz them then?

 

[400bhp]

Has anyone mentioned McDonalds takeaway

:shudder:

I like the fact you called it a takeaway.

 

[middleagecyclist]

I don't know, are we not capable of behaving in a reasonable fashion?

I was kind of joking...

 

[Accy cyclist]

I had another buzzing experience yesterday, but to be fair i did ask the old biddies to walk on the pavement provided, and i passed them at 4 or 5 foot, not too close. However as i did another lap of the park they ignored my polite request and continued to walk complete with their pooches on the road(2 abreast), i don't know why some choose to do this but it's very annoying as they're putting others at risk.
One of my excuse the pun, pet hates is when dog walkers launch one of those balls propelled by a plastic scoop/stick into the road because "well there aren't any cars about", then their stupid hard to see black labrador runs into my path only for them to say "Watch out Max, we don't want you getting hit by that bike". Well if you don't want "Maxie" getting hit why launch a ball for the dumn creature into the bloody road in the first place then? Do they think that bikes are made out of rubber maybe?

 

[theclaud]

I had another buzzing experience yesterday, but to be fair i did ask the old biddies to walk on the pavement provided, and i passed them at 4 or 5 foot, not too close. However as i did another lap of the park they ignored my polite request and continued to walk complete with their pooches on the road(2 abreast), i don't know why some choose to do this but it's very annoying as they're putting others at risk.

You've no business telling people where they should walk. You're lucky they didn't just tell you to f**k off.

 

[Accy cyclist]

You've no business telling people where they should walk. You're lucky they didn't just tell you to f**k off.

Are you on another planet or is it a different Highway Code in Wales? Listen to me..roads are for vehicles, PAVEMENTS are for pedestrians!!!!

 

[Accy cyclist]

If you weren't laughable, you would be objectionable. Unfortunately not everyone has my sense of humour, so to them you would be the latter and that is a bad thing for public perception.

Is that gobbledegook for i like the sound of my own voice? What part of "they were walking 2 abreast on the road" didn't you understand? Listen, you ride all defensively like a timid apologetic "i'm sorry for being here type". I'll do the opposite ok?!!

 

[theclaud]

Are you on another planet or is it a different Highway Code in Wales? Listen to me..roads are for vehicles, PAVEMENTS are for pedestrians!!!!

People can walk wherever they like, and long may it remain so. Very few pedestrians are deliberately obstructive, and most will make way for vehicles to pass once they are aware of their presence. In fact pedestrians are mostly far more accommodating than vehicles deserve, because they have internalized the notion that they are somehow "in the way". There is no excuse for bullying and intimidating people just because you'd rather have the space they are using to yourself. You need to calm down and get a grip - from the behaviour you are describing I'd say you ride like a complete t**t. I was following someone who rode like that on the seafront bike path the other day - it was clear from the reactions of people walking that everyone thought he was an objectionable arse. Just sayin, like...