Jay walkers!!! Deadly, narcissistic jay walkers.

Who said anything about being productive? IT'S FRIDAY!!!

I do find your list interesting. I'd be shocked to see another cyclist on my morning commute. And I only occasionally see a recreational rider or triathlete in training in the afternoon.

And just to contradict, the productive part of this is learning more about each other and the different things other commuters deal with.

One J hooker was a FedEx truck. there was a report to HQ made.

most egregious , because I was actually descending down a hilly street, so moving at a good rate, myself ..

Cyclists with no helmets.

Cyclists with no lights. At all. Generally the same ones with no helmet.

Cyclists in the sidewalk.

Cyclists on the wrong side of the rode.

Signal lights that work via sensor and the sensor doesn't detect bicycles.

My town has lights that have no cycle, and will set at red indefinitely until a car comes. Oh it has a button waaay over there... too bad that doesn't work either. (Sure I can put a note into the city about it, and it'll get fixed... in a month... for 2 days)

Pedestrians who can't hear me politely call out "On your left" on the MUP's because they are wearing head phones. This is super irritating, especially since many of them are also not maintaining a straight line. Sometimes i've had to make a last minute decision to whip around to the right or lock up my brakes because the people are oblivious. I mean I try to be courteous and pass at reasonable speed's but the walkers/joggers and other cyclists need to do their part as well, at least turn the music down so you still have some audible connection to the world around you.

I don't really have any commuting pet peeves any more, which worries me. It means that I'm probably "that guy" that people are peeving about.

I made a thread similar some months ago that had some traction: https://www.bikeforums.net/commuting/...ve-i-hate.html

Salmon peds, with or without dog, running or walking. Stay to the right like on a road, and no one will get hurt. Why on earth would you intentionally go the wrong way?

These. My personal pet peeve is also with dog walkers - specifically when people around here let their pets off their leashes in the large Open Space park areas. These dog owners must presume (and not always correctly) that their dog should be excepted from the leash law since it isn't going to chase or react to cyclists, pedestrians, and other canines that may be sharing the trails, but how can anyone else know that?

I leave my front blinky light on when crossing the Brooklyn Bridge in the futile hope that the tourists will see it and exit the bike lane. I always leave my rear light on since it seems silly of me to mount and remount my bike twice to turn it off and on.

Ok here are my top five pet peeves by road user group in order from biggest to smallest pet peeve.

Cars:
1. Standing in the bike lane, parking in the bike lane, using the bike lane as a turning lane or as a passing lane.
2. Making a left turn in front of me when I'm going straight.
3. Failing to yield the right of way to me at stop signs.
4. Honking at me when I'm clear of their path and not bothering them at all.
5. Occupying the bike box.


Pedestrians:
1. Jay walking in front of me once they seen they don't have the light and see me coming towards me.
2. Jaywalking or crossing mid-block with eyes locked on their phones and earbuds in.
3. Crossing mid-block especially between tall parked vehicles.
4. Walking, standing, waiting, stopping or running in the bike lane.
5. Screaming or cursing at me when I pass or buzz them as a result of the above.

Cyclists:
1. Salmoning! Especially if cyclist is wearing all dark clothes at night, not paying any attention or cruising on an Ebike.
2. Passing dangerously close to me, when I've stopped behind the stop line so they can pull in front of me, and stopping in the middle of the cross walk.
3. Riding on the sidewalk or turning using the interior of the crosswalk.
4. Riding with their hood up and/or earbuds in.
5. Blocking the bike lane or my path after the light turns green because they're too busy texting to notice and start pedaling.

Random other groups:
Car Mechanics: Using the bike lane as an extension of their workshop.
Crossing Guard at one school: Expecting me to stop for kids when I'm not cycling with cars next to me. Doesn't expect cars to come to a dead stop for kids walking against the light.
Delivery men (e.g. UPS, FedEX) and film crews: using the bike lane as a cargo dolly lane.
Food delivery guys: using E-bikes, mopeds and scooters in the bike lane.
Random people: who put empty bottles in my cages or trash in my basket. Also locking strollers to bike racks.

I really dislike people who come into the bike shop with a Lé Huffy or Lé Next (or sometimes less boutique brands) and they act like the major safety problems the bike is having or will have in the very near future are just fine and could you just fix the brakes or some stupid **** like that. We had some kid on what was most likely a red-hot bike with a broken pedal and many many many many other problems and he for a week would come in a different times hoping we would just replace the pedal that was broken and ignore everything else after we refused service because the bike was unsafe. We also had a guy who had various issues with his old Trek but mainly it was frayed brake cables and he kept insisting that we were trying to scam him and he just wanted us to replace the pads and then he started acting like a small but also immature child.

Firstly don't buy a bike that was most likely made by a person also building patio furniture, grills, tool chests, and whatever else that can go together with nuts and bolts. Secondly realize that buying said bike will end up in it needing money to fix it especially if you don't maintain it as most don't do. Thirdly if something is unsafe to ride, mechanics don't want to piecemeal fix it because when you crash and get hurt you will blame them because you wanted them to work on parts of it.

RANT OVER! Sorry I just had to vent being that our bike shop is picking up again

EDIT: Gotta agree with Walrus1 aside from on cyclists number 4. I do ride sometimes with a hood in cold or rainy weather and I do ride with Yurbuds at lower volume and am pretty aware of my surroundings plus it helps me keep a good cadence but it is an extra hazard and I do recognize that.

Empty bottles in your cages? Seriously?

Yep, it's only happened a couple times but it's kinda of annoying finding a trash can to throw them away in since I refuse to litter.

how do you know he wasn't going to fix the other stuff himself, just possibly needing help with the pedal? I have gone to the LBS to have some things done to my bike, and then handle the rest myself...

I assume you learned to carry a lighter with you when it is cold.

Not just a cycling lesson.

Cyclists who listas a pet peeve.

Dog walkers on the MUP letting the leash block the way. Dogs that are not on a leash. Which is against city ordnance. Once passed a lady with a large size boxer that was not on a leash. The dog took chase, barking. The lady screamed at me to stop because, "He won't chase you if you stop". No ****.

People with young children that are not supervised closely enough to keep them from weaving/walking
/running back and forth across the path.

Drivers who think they are being polite, sitting at a stop sign and waving you to go ahead, so that they will then have to pass you on a narrow neighborhood street.

The world.

When I leave stuff on the kitchen counter. Lunch & badge are the usual culprits. Seems worse to realize it mid-ride than when arriving, somehow.

You have a 52-mile commute? How do you get any work done?

Pedestrians without reflective gear, on Multi-Use Trails, in the dark, while wearing headphones !!!!!

One of mine is cars that don't get into the bike line to turn right, rather leaving room for bikes to proceed straight. When they don't I have to take two lanes to go around to their left, 'cause I sure as hell ain't passing to their right.

BF experts who proclaim that carbon frames are too delicate for city streets. Or that drop bars don't allow you to see traffic. Or that clipless pedals are dangerous.

Maybe if I upgrade at some point. But with my current, old 'n' busted, situation, could be any reason why my derailer stopped working. Turned around, locked it up and took the bus.

HEY, my chain breaker and chain tool got here! Tonight, if my wife takes the boys out to family pizza and a movie night, my ride is getting a new chain, and I'm flipping over my worn-ass uniglide rear cogs. And some new brake pads to boot! Because you know what has two thumbs and is fed up with a top speed of six mph? THIS GUY.