(1) Being buzzed by drivers passing me with about six inches of clearance. I'm taking the whole travel lane more and more often lately because of that, if the lane isn't wide enough to share. It's unfortunate, and I prefer to ride in a friendlier manner, but not at the cost of a trip to the ER.
(2) People who say "irregardless."
(3) Cyclists who call people going the wrong way "salmons." It's a clever innovation and all, but the plural of salmon is salmon.
(4) Linguistic
prescriptivism and
peevology.