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The guy who won't pass anybody in the passing lane.

11 (12.1%)

The tailgater.

10 (11%)

Speeders.

2 (2.2%)

Old people who think the speed limit is half what's posted.

8 (8.8%)

Gigantic White Pickup Truck Driver

8 (8.8%)

The Geo Metro.

1 (1.1%)

9.3 years of construction THAT NEVER GETS WORKED ON.

14 (15.4%)

Stop signs.

0 (0%)

People who ignore stop signs.

8 (8.8%)

THE FUZZ

5 (5.5%)

Phone/food/makeup users.

13 (14.3%)

Road-ragers.

7 (7.7%)

Anybody who passes me.

4 (4.4%)

Total Members Voted: 48

[Norondor]

2. Regarding throwing rocks: my dad (who I cannot use humor without mentioning) claims he used to carry around little steel ball bearings for dealing with drivers who endangered him or otherwise gave him shit when he was on his bike.  As with many of his stories, I do not know how much (if any) of this story is true, but the important thing is that in one telling he exclaimed, "Let's see you catch me in traffic, you cracked-windshield-ass motherfucker."

Just for your consideration, Ted.

oh yeah also it's useful to have a U-lock handy for this reason.

[Lottel]

I fully support bike-riding vigilantism. Maybe you could wear a cape.

[Saturn]

It's retards on fixies I can't stand.

YOU NEARLY SLAM INTO MY STOPPED CAR BECAUSE YOU ARE TOO COOL FOR BRAKES AND IT'S MY FAULT?
The cops have finally started ticketing the brakeless idiots as they lack proper safety equipment

The bicyclists that act like traffic laws don't apply to them can all get bent as well

[Mongrel]

Oh God, I can tolerate most things, even fixie idiots, but when I see the retards with NO BRAKES literally the first thing that enters my mind is the phrase "HIPSTER SCUM!".

The second thing that enters my mind is the same phrase, only in Bold Text.

[Ted Belmont]

2. Regarding throwing rocks: my dad (who I cannot use humor without mentioning) claims he used to carry around little steel ball bearings for dealing with drivers who endangered him or otherwise gave him shit when he was on his bike.  As with many of his stories, I do not know how much (if any) of this story is true, but the important thing is that in one telling he exclaimed, "Let's see you catch me in traffic, you cracked-windshield-ass motherfucker."

Just for your consideration, Ted.

Sadly, there's usually not enough traffic around here for me to do that.

[Saturn]

A less destructive method is getting magnets that say "you drive like an asshole" or something to that effect and slapping them on asshole cars

[Classic]

Where I drive it seems like just over half of all cyclists believe that they enjoy super-privileges for being on bikes.
The remainder are generally responsible and reasonably pleasant to share the road with, except that I'm even more anxious that if I'm within 5' of them I'll somehow buffet them with winds and cause them to spill and get concussed and then I'll be the worst dude ever.

[Büge]

retards with NO BRAKES

what

is this

is this actually a thing

[Mongrel]

Oh right, you live in relatively hipster-free zone (a small town).

Yes, it is. The lowest of the low hipster scum do this to "save weight". Such bikes have their wheels not freewheel (i.e. solid axles,) so the pedals, chain, and wheels are all directly connected with no mediation.

They "stop" by forcing the pedals backwards. This is NOT like coaster brakes - those awesome brakes on kids' bikes that let you do tremendous burnout skids - you actually have to fight the wheels forward momentum OR use your feet as brakes (aha, no really). In an emergency stop, this usually means your calves get get shredded or beaten and you get to take a spill anyway. 

I think after enough self abuse for no good reason, the problem tends to self-correct. Actually, Darryl was doing this for a bit, but we all yelled at him for being a retard so he stopped (ahahaha, get it? He stopped! Ahahah!).

EDIT: Man, I just realized that Darryl was honestly a Hipster several years before it was ever cool. Ha!

[Royal☭]

Me, I've spent enough time as both a driver and a cyclist to believe that there's a much higher percentage of responsible cyclists than responsible motorists, but since motorists are a much bigger chunk of the population it's the stupid cyclists who give the rest a bad name.

Which is why I'm probably more offended when I see a cyclist do something monumentally stupid -- cross before the light changes because he doesn't realize that herp derp it's going to change to an ARROW before it changes to a light, or bike one-handed while talking on a goddamn cell phone.

It's more important to note that a reckless cyclist is between 200-300 lbs and is more a danger to themselves, while a reckless driver is operating a 1-ton murder machine.

[Brentai]

If a stupid motorist pops out of someplace and runs into you, you get to sue him.

If a stupid cyclist pops out of someplace and runs into you, he gets to sue you.

[Thad]

Yes, for precisely the reason which Constantine just explained.

[Ted Belmont]

If a stupid motorist pops out of someplace and runs into you, you get to sue him.

Unless I'm on my bike, in which case my family will get to sue him, because I'll be DEAD.

[Brentai]

Point being, nobody fucking wins.

[Mongrel]

Me, I've spent enough time as both a driver and a cyclist to believe that there's a much higher percentage of responsible cyclists than responsible motorists, but since motorists are a much bigger chunk of the population it's the stupid cyclists who give the rest a bad name.

Which is why I'm probably more offended when I see a cyclist do something monumentally stupid -- cross before the light changes because he doesn't realize that herp derp it's going to change to an ARROW before it changes to a light, or bike one-handed while talking on a goddamn cell phone.

It's more important to note that a reckless cyclist is between 200-300 lbs and is more a danger to themselves, while a reckless driver is operating a 1-ton murder machine.

Strictly speaking this is not accurate at all. There have been three people killed - not injured, maimed, or merely hurt, but killed after being hit by cyclists in this town who were being irresponsible (only one was a result of excessive speed, another was wrong way down a one-way street, and I forget the third). There have also been several instances of serious injuries, enough that the worst half-dozen or more have made the regular city news.

There have been people here killed by cyclists in some other years too, but I can't recall there ever being a year with more than one before.

So I dunno, that sounds like I'm coming down on you... I'm not, really. Just there's a lot of guys ready to just blow off anything. I mean, I don't obey every traffic law myself, and it seems pretty dumb to SCRUPULOUSLY ADHERE TO EVERY POSSIBLE BYLAW on a bicycle. But there have been enough of the "Imma run all the red lights at heavy traffic'd intertections!" types round here that the cops had no fewer than four several-day crackdowns on cyclists this year.

But thinking you're "only a danger to yourself" is bunko.

[Royal☭]

First, I said cyclists are "more a danger to themselves". I understand cyclists are still a risk tp others. And I totally agree that cyclists need to follow the law. I also think they need to alter laws for cyclists (having to stop at every stop sign even when there's no traffic is exhausting)

But you're talking about 3 deaths by cyclists this year apparently. That's less than die by lightning strikes, and still pales in comparison to the amount of people killed by cars. The problem is everyone seems to think we should do something about those risky, pesky cyclists while ignoring that cars kill more Americans every two years than the entirety of the Vietnam war.

[Brentai]

In an ideal world I would ban private motor vehicles altogether.  In the real world though, as a motorist, I basically understand why people get tired of getting extremely nervous around the vulnerable fleshbags.

[Mongrel]

First, I said cyclists are "more a danger to themselves". I understand cyclists are still a risk tp others. And I totally agree that cyclists need to follow the law. I also think they need to alter laws for cyclists (having to stop at every stop sign even when there's no traffic is exhausting)

But you're talking about 3 deaths by cyclists this year apparently. That's less than die by lightning strikes, and still pales in comparison to the amount of people killed by cars. The problem is everyone seems to think we should do something about those risky, pesky cyclists while ignoring that cars kill more Americans every two years than the entirety of the Vietnam war.

I think it's also really difficult to issue tickets to lightning.

[Ted Belmont]

In an ideal world I would ban private motor vehicles altogether.  In the real world though, as a motorist, I basically understand why people get tired of getting extremely nervous around the vulnerable fleshbags.

Oh, so that's why people were screaming, honking, and otherwise being incredibly hostile towards me. I figured they were assholes, but they were just nervous!

[Brentai]

Well, it can be and is both.