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Here in SA we lane split big time so it is not uncommon to see a bike coming down the centre of two lanes of traffic. So I get quite Irritated when I see a car intentionally going out of it’s way to block the opening and path of a biker.

Happens in Oz too. What gets me irate??? There has been a big upsurge in the sale of scooters in Perth and every time I want to go into the city these things are taking up not only the few places that the council provide but they park so badly you end up with 5 scooters in an area that you'd usually see 6 full size bikes in.

Blackpool has only one designated bike parking space as I know right in the town centre.

Last week I went into Fleetwood town centre and was told there are no designated parking spaces as children burn their fingers on the exhausts. Now that got me irate, I asked so why do their parents let them touch the bikes in the first place..

Spot on! where is their duty of care...and surely a car exhaust cooks as much skin as a bike exhaust.

It's irratating that we can't lane split here.

Soren

I looked up the law in jersey- it says, literally, "issue not addressed" I take this to mean a cop could ticket you if he feels like it, and catches you doing it. What irritates me is when cagers use the space around you but in your lane, just because you are not taking up the whole space a cage would. some dufus did it just this morning....
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sand

"You're either with us or against us" as if everything were black or white, yes or no. And, sand.

Oooh, cell phones in motion...now there's a rant that deserves it's own thread!

How about cell phones in motion with sand? That's gotta be pretty insane!

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I asked so why do their parents let them touch the bikes in the first place..

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Because there is not a sign on your pipes saying "Caution, Pipes May Be Hot, Keep Little Fingers Away".

Honestly, why would you ask such a question Parents dont have to be responsible for there children actions any more. Didnt you know that.

That they quit putting the little red rip chords in the band aid packages.

What Irrates me. Oh boy, so many things, i not sure if this here Internet thing has enough space on it to list all my irratants. But here are some.

1, People who moan about people using the cell phones while driving. I am guilty of that. Sorry.
2, People who dont like/understand/LOVE Football, sorry Soccer.
3, People who dont like/understand/LOVE Formula 1 motor racing.

OK, so they may not be very serious. But these are.

1, Political Correcness. Its getting out of hand.
2, Those people who insist on upon pulling into the gap in front of me.
3, Tail Gaters
4, Moronic slogans on bumber stickers
5, Politicians
6, Jobs Worth people. Its more than my jobs worth to let you _________ fill in the blank.
7, Mini Van Drivers
8, Television adverts
9, Public Television pledge weekends
10, People who moan about things that irritate them

What irritates me the most....hmmmm


1. Bureacracy....mindless, idiotic, devotion to inefficiency is all it is. Bureacracy now exists throughout the American main stream. It sucks. I hate it and all those who think its great or is of value.

2. Modern Quality systems/ Why? See number one. During WW2 The USA built many thousands of aircraft, tanks, ships, jeeps, submarines and bombs, bullets and materials of all types. In very short order. No one in the world could make as much as fast or as efficiently as we could then. FAST FORWARD some sixty years later. It takes three to four years to build one FREAKING submarine. Bureacracy sucks.

3. Political Correctness/ Its for pussies and losers and it too is endemic in our society. Enough said there I guess. Its of no value and breeds weakness and tolerance for those who deserve no respect or correctness of any kind.




Rant off. Now I feel much better.

Thank You.

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I would never call you a Jobs Worth person. But, im sure British Rail or what ever they are called now have plenty of them on the payroll.

I am more irrated by people who use the term "its more than my jobs worth" when telling you something.

Dave,
Being able to lane-split in California, every once in a while a cager appears to perform that very same manuever to me also. After I rev the engine a few times they usually move over a bit so I can get past them. I also usually mutter to myself for a second until I remember that for every one of these people who I have to assume are envious that I'm going to get to where I want to go WAY BEFORE they do, that there are at least 20 other cagers on that road who see me coming up through traffic and actually move over a bit in their lane and give me a little extra space to get by them.

I say, try to remember that as much as you can.

Now...what irritates me??? Stupifyingly mindless television political ads paid for by every candidate REGARDLESS of their political party affiliation that seem to start nowdays one freakin' year BEFORE every election that INSULT MY INTELLIGENCE!!!!!!!!!!![note: ALL OF THEM DO, REGARDLESS OF WHEN THEY'RE TELECAST]



(other than THAT, not much else really)

Getting asked what irritates me, irritates me.

...and most of what you guys have already said too! =0)

OH! I DID forget one other little thing.

You're right, Mark....SAND!

(especially when I sit down at the beach and my trunks ride up my legs and that sand goes....well, YOU KNOW!!!)

My G-string

1. People who don't pay any attention to anything.
2. TV ads with people saying 'fact'.
3. TV ads/shows where they suddenly speed up and then slow down moving vehicles or critters.
4. Lieing ****** politicians.
5. Lieing ****** salesmen.
6. People who mistreat pets.
7. Political correcting chat sites that won't let you say a-r-s-e.

Come to think of it I really do tend to despise salespeople of all types as well.

Something about a salesman that just makes you want to slap them.

Stupid people!!!

Okay! I've thought o' one more.(man...this thing can get kind'a addictive, huh?!)

The act of contrition not being exhibited by so many people out there today(must have gone out o' style or somethin'), and especially out there on the road.

I ask you people....How many times have YOU encountered another driver who makes a boneheaded manuever, and yet(and you know what's coming here, don't cha?) YOU'RE the idiot in their eyes???!!!

(somebody 'splain THAT to me, please)

It depends on my mood. Somedays everything irritates me and other days it takes alot to irritate me.

Things that irritate me:
Laws to protect us from our shelves.
PETA people and vegetarians that get in your face about food.
really loud base music from another car.

IN PA you can go up the shoulder in heavy traffic to avoid overheating. Have to do it safely though so you don't get wreckless driving.

The fact that we have created a society where no one is responsible for their actions.....there's always something or someone else to blame.

The fact that I can't hear the stock pipes on my America over the wind noise of my helmet. And my helmet isn't that loud.

Man that's irritating...

Well the voices are starting to bug me a little.
The hole in the universe.
Fiberglass insulation.
Whole bunch of politcal stuff I cant mention here.

all of the above seem about right, stupid cage drivers and politicians tend to top my list!!! but then there is that phone call by that idiot trying to get me a better mortgage or a sattalite for my T.V or some other horsedung when i am just setting down to eat or have a rare romantic moment. now THAT is truley irratateing.

People who think their basic rights impose an obligation on their neighbors to do more than simply tolerate them.

Nah, I'd bet Levi is a great salesman and not to be hated.

After all, he does ride a Triumph!

The fact that I know the difference between a hole and a whole and 40% of US high school students don't.

Well Jack let me help you...it goes like this:

There were a whole lot of a holes at the Harley meet.