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Anybody that is not paying attention. Pedestrians, cyclists, drivers, riders, anyone. The guy in front of you who's looking for something, but somehow misses the mass of cars behind him. The guy walking across the street as the light is turning yellow, and takes his sweetass time because he has the "right of way." The guy on the freeway that merges between cars that are probably 1.5 car lengths away and stays there, even though the next lane over is EMPTY and safe to merge into. The guy who keeps going when an ambulance/fire truck/cop car has their lights and horns blaring (and the people who just stop in the middle of the road instead of pulling over). I'd like to believe these people aren't intentionally doing these things, but I can't think of any other reason that would make it better.
To me it seems like these people have nowhere to go, like a big group of sunday-drivers on vacation. In big crowded cities, people are on a mission to get somewhere; hauling ass to get to work, to get to some emergency or just to get home. I'm rarely in a rush to get anywhere, but I still make sure I'm not in anyone's way. The guy next to me is speeding up, I'll take my foot off the gas cuz he more than likely wants to merge. Someone wants to turn as I'm crossing the street, I'll pick up the pace a bit. I wont break into a sprint, but at least I'm acknowledging them.
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