Drivers who get stuck behind a vehicle turning right so just swerve to the left to go round them, without looking or indicating, into my path. Happened to me four times last night. Stebel Magnums saved the day.
Blue LEDs on non-police cars (should be illegal).
+1 to very bright cycle lights - distracting, dangerous, and definitely should be illegal.
Impatient and stupid Scooterists (and occasionally bikers) who, whilst I am sat behind a bus, van, lorry etc… keeping my distance so I’ve got the view ahead looking for the overtake. Don’t understand this, so undertake then sit right behind said van bus lorry, and can barely see around it and therefore can’t see any overtake opportunities. But therefore stop me from taking it cos they might swerve out at any time. Arhh happened like twice this morning.
I guess most of it is covered already.
For me most important are:
W@nkers irritate me, whatever they are driving, riding, doing. If every one stopped being a ****** I would be much happier
some good ones there, and it’s funny, when you ask these types of questions, people always seem able to spot all of the problems, so you’d think they’d be widely known.
Another pet hate of mine is when travelling on the motorway; lane 1 is empty and there’s a car in lane 2. As I get up behind it, there’s no sign it’s going to move, so I indicate and pull out and just as I make it half way into lane 3, they then move to lane 1. Drives me mad!
People driving with their lights off in bad weather or low light conditions, specially when in dark coloured cars.
Trucks in 2 lane carriageways that insist on doing that 0.001mph overtake of the truck in front of them, which blocks the road for the next 2 miles!
Inconsiderate parking that causes major delays.
And pedestrians that don’t seem to grasp that wearing dark clothes whilst crossing the road on a wet night, aren’t exactly the easiest things to see.
Oh, and school mums…
People on multilane roads who overtake me so slowly that I have to brake to avoid the lorry that was 1/2 mile ahead of me when they started their maneuver, but have now boxed me in.
Impatient filtering. If I see a bike behind me I’ll pull in when possible to let them go past but when they then drop and filter up the other lane causing the car next to me to drift over to bit of road I’m filtering on it pisses me off. I’ve got bar end mirrors so always move over as I need a bit more width than most.
Some of these things should be highlighted to new drivers so they know what to look out for, that goes for new riders as well.
If people are aware what to look for on our roads then maybe things would be different. Unfortunately like Toby said (damn it I’m agreeing with him again :crazy:) a high percentage of road users in and around our great city didn’t pass their test here so are none the wiser to our learning.
I have so many issues with so many things on our roads it would take too long to list them lol
It’s the fact that many pedestrians don’t realise that the car/van/lorry or motorcycle WILL kill them if hit by it and the car driver that thinks they are invincible sat in his/her cage or the biker/scooterist that thinks they are Valentino Rossi and insist on trying to beat you everywhere.
suppose I’ll stay off the roads then 
People that jump a red light. The rest has been covered.
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You are right, but you judgement putting every “outsider” to the one basket of people who don’t understand idea of traffic.
I’m one of the “outsiders” 
but it is a bit different when you passing test in group of 20 people and you are one of two who passed, or you passing test after complete quest “ok mate drive to the next cane house or corn field”.
Anyway I fully agree with your point.
I have addition after my ride from work.
Car drivers who go at 25 mph in 40 limits with lots of cars behind them and you can’t overtake unless you’re on a bike. WTF! I’d fucking slap them !
Even worse are drivers who do 40 on the motorway. It is so dangerous.
ok here we go,
Scooterists, Yeah all of you you hair drying little Peugeout Zip Pizza Riding L-Plate is good enough for me forever amateurs… 
If you have ever bought a car with a Fighter Plane Propellor as its company logo… yes you, the BMW herd!
White van men
Most black cabbies are ok, but the one’s who’ve just given up giving a toss… they ride into you, they drive over you and when you catch up next to them they don’t even bother to swear at you, they just look bored, cos they know that in ten seconds time, you and they won’t even remember each other.
Bikers who wear those stupid stick-on floppy ears or mohawks GET A GRIP, I know most of you are chicks but jesus! (see also the nobs with the plastic fingers stuck in the boot)
People who tell me they love me and just use me for sex
All of the dix that have hit me or caused me to swerve over the years.
The 4 armed coppers on motorbikes who were circling round me on the Cromwell Road “practising their formation riding” but I didn’t know that at the time. I sh@t myself cos I was a drug runner for Carols Santos Viagra syndicate at the time…
Girls betweem 18 and 24 who drive modern VW Beetles…nothing will ever come close to the stupidity nor the character of the original dub… so take that stupid Daisy out of the stupid flower holder (ina car for FECK’S sake) and walk… (same applies modern Mini wnakers, minus the Daisy obviously… duh!)
Anyone who thinks their macho credentials are improved by driving any kind of car whatsoever… sitting on your backside and pushing a pedal with your foot in London traffic is NOT big or clever…little grannies can do it. Just because the car is worth half a million or you’ve lowered the suspension and put a rubbish bin over the exhaust and coloured it with metallic glitter paint, it does NOT make you more of a man…
Those dickheads who sit 2 inches behind you whilst you’re doing 25 in a 40 zone… LISTEN LET’S GET THIS STRAIGHT ONCE AND FOR ALL… there is no road in London that doesn’t have a traffic light within 400 yards… just think of the fuel I am saving you by driving at a sensible speed… if you don’t back the FECK off I will slow down even more you pathetic excuses for impotent children you! 
Anyone with a personalised licence plate… you fucking losers!
Anyone with one of those “Baby on Board stickers”… why is my immediate reaction, “Yeah it must be the driver!” Why? Anyone?
Young kids wearing all black who cross the road at night in palces where there’s no street lighting…
Women drivers who sit in the middle lane of the motorway on a Saturday afternoon as they drive home from having been to have lunch with their mothers… YOU SAPPY SAPPY SAPPY MIDDLE LANE IDIOTS!!!
Small blond women who Drive Range Rovers on the school run… if you can’t see over the steering you can’t really call yourself “the driver” can you.
Anyone with a car that is too big for them to control… this is a sub-rule of the previous Range Rover blonde rule, however it applies to anyone driving something they just can’t control… women in a car for example…
Pedestrians who are too pathetic to walk on icy pavements so instead they walk out in the middle of the road, cos the cars have worn a clearer path… and yet, cars slide on ice too, so GET OUT THE ROAD YOU IDIOTS!
Those tourists who come from countires where cars are made out of fairy dust and sponges. LOOK before you wlak into the street… EVEN IF YOU LOOK THE WRONG WAY… at least then we’ll know you tried, but for god’s sake LOOK!
Following that
What do you think of pogo sticks
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bikers riding with full beam
drivers who cant use a motorway, i’m going 75 i can sit in the middle lane
Agree with many suggestions.
My pet hate beyond those: lorries in London between 6am and 10pm.
Just shouldn’t be allowed. They are dangerous, smelly, dangerous, take up too much road, dangerous, block and hold up traffic, dangerous and unnecessary in a city like London during the day.
If you want a delivery, take it at night, or go out of business and let someone who will take a delivery at night take over. Got no sympathy.
As above I agree with most, but if we got rid of all these things London roads would not be what we know,love and hate!
It would also leave us nothing to to talk about.
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Ah, but was it them who took the test or paid someone else?
Also nobody has mention F*ing BUS DRIVERS ARGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH.
I know it’s big and red but it aint your road it’s everyones!!!
Fantastic, just want to fire up Logic and get this down to tape! …
