I've really been slacking on my commuting this year, but I decided to take it back with a vengence today.

I left a little later than I am used to (left my house around 7 am; when riding i usually am at WORK by that time) which changed the traffic patterns, of course. No issues with drivers. However, due to being a little later, I encountered a lot of Wicker Park riders coming down Milwaukee. And frankly, they annoyed the hell out of me. Blowing red lights in front of traffic, doing the "five corners cross" (which doesn't help, but some people seem to think it saves them time. It doesn't), and at Chicago/Milwaukee, actually congregating in the middle of the intersection, against the light, as they waited for the light to change.

People like that really irritate me. As I've said before - just because you're on a bike doesn't mean you're any less of a ******.

But I still had a good ride in this morning