♿️11 WHEELCHAIR PET PEEVES WE HATE!

♿️11 WHEELCHAIR PET PEEVES WE ALL HATE. FROM OVER APOLOGETIC MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, TO BEING USED AS A COAT RACK, OR SOMETHING TO LEAN ON! WE ARNT SOMETHING TO LEAN ON. SO STOP WITH THE LEANING!!
In this video I’m hoping to raise a little bit of wheelchair awareness, in a fun and comedic way. I hope that by raising awareness on these issues, people will look out for us and be aware of their surroundings a little bit more.
After suffering my spinal cord injury i have really had to adapt in life. So Im showing you my disability lifestyle to raise disability awareness. As a disabled woman and a woman in a wheelchair who is paralysed, I thought it would be interesting for you to see, and hopefully give you some inspiration and motivation so that you can live more independently. wether you are paraplegic or quadriplegic I hope that I can help you. The wheelsnoheels message is “so no one has to feel alone.”
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[@terrasilvershade5678]

I hate when ppl think they “caught me” when they see me walking around. Yes I can walk a little bit, yes I use a wheelchair, please stop confronting me.

[@whiteclouddakota1451]

Lol, The same. I tell people when they confront me..”My Wheelchair is in the shop getting its oil changed” Then just walk away. Most of are so dumbfounded and perplexed they have nothing to say.

[@ashkinnally6316]

Ya this Is what Im scared for if idk need a wheelchair for my leg(s) not working all the time.

[@irishrose89775]

I’m 72 and will be getting a chair as soon as it’s delivered by the VA. I need the char due to severe arthritis in my knees and hips. Yes I can walk a little but not far. As a former Marine I’m afraid I will be a bit confrontational when someone asks me this the first time!

[@max_x]

I'm getting my first wheelchair in a couple weeks and if someone tries that on me they're gonna be needing a wheelchair >:[

[@Veronica-ew8yc]

That is the worst! I gett that al the time!!! Gou are Lazy gou fake it ! I am like waht the heck! Me?? Fake it?? Ye right my big Dream as kid this! Yepp 🤬. I meen come on! I have too tell people al the time yes i do feel my legs and yes i can walk a little bit butt i dont fake it! I hate that i need my weelchair! I hate it! I miss that feeling off freedom wiht Dance wiht my husband i miss our dance evnings dates! I dont like it i hate it! Butt i am not lazy i sufferd 3strokes! That is the reason way i need it!

[@davehill5105]

My pet peeve is when someone decides to push you without asking if you need help.😕

[@siljeborgan4531]

Dave Hill yes this is the worst! And kind of scary 😢

[@wheelie26]

I hate this but also when the opposite happens and someone stops pushing without letting you know.

[@AlejandroMartinez-qe5ft]

Omg same

[@terrasilvershade5678]

It scares me every time. I’ll just be rolling along and I feel someone grabbing me and it’s just as if they grabbed my arm

[@jasonosborn5726]

yes. they don't know or realize that it can and dose spook us.

[@monicadahlin]

I am a patient person but when total strangers talk to me with ”baby woice” I really boil inside I mean WHY? I’m 48 years old and mother of two children.

[@Wheelsnoheels]

Same xx

[@markorollo.]

had that last week, i just blanked them, but kind of wish i said something just to see their face lol. sometimes its ok if i really dont want to be involved in a conversation, i can just vacate the premises.

[@kaylagibson2025]

Happens a lot but only with new people not with others I know thankfully

[@kaylagibson2025]

@@Wheelsnoheels the one pet peeve that I get so annoyed by is when I'm in a big crowd of people & no one will let me pass so I would always have to physically stop my wheelchair & wait for a path to appear in the middle of the walk way & people don't even look down or see me they just talk & sometimes actually physically bash into me & I'm not moving ( it hurts 😢 ) & they do t even apologize they just get up & run 😠😡😔♿️ Love Kayla ♿️🇦🇺🎤

[@xshiromorix]

Yes! That really bothers me. I am sometimes able to walk, and I notice that, when I'm not in a wheelchair, I get called "sir". When I am in a wheelchair, I get called "bro" or "buddy", and talked to like a child.

[@itsrileylyn]

When people try to hold the door for you, but they are inside the doorway and then do some sort of awkward foot dance to avoid being run over.

[@janetmichel3009]

Gosh, I'm not even a wheelchair user but people still do this when I'm carrying large items. How do they not understand the concept of space??

[@runaroundsueaccessibletrav6357]

This happened to me this week. When I visited by office fir the first time since lockdown. New security guard nearly lost his fee lol...

[@jamillehernandez6958]

So true!!! As a wheelchair user, I can confirm when people hold the door for me and the doorway is not that big, there’s this awkward moment because I don’t want to run over them so I just look at them saying “Um can you please move out of the way a little?” I feel so bad but I just don’t want to seem rude in asking them to move. 😅

[@annettevillain4352]

I tell them to please stand behind the door.

[@ChrisPage68]

My ultimate peeve is when we are told we are being "oversensitive" when we politely point these things out, as if we're not entitled to an opinion because we're Disabled!! Incidentally, my Dad did the "pushing wheelchair towards a slope" to my Nan when we were all on holiday on the Isle of Wight. He was putting me in my chair after putting Nan in hers (broken toe from dropping a frozen chicken on it!). She suddenly screamed "David!!!" to my Dad - he thought she'd put her brakes on, but she hadn't. He had to chas after her as she hurtled towards a cliff. :)

[@Wheelsnoheels]

Oh my goodness. x

[@120id9]

ohmygod that must have been terrifying

[@MummyMog]

I don't think anyone has said this yet but being at face height to all the smokers who are holding their cigarettes with their arm dangling down. Ugh, really disgusting getting a mouth and face full of ash.

[@LittleChestnutBigBay]

I'm so late to the party but YESSS or even like fish/meats at the supermarket make me want to spew its gross!!

[@lisahamilton1759]

Asking me "what's wrong with you?" Before even asking my name. I could probably go on forever ages

[@pattykittenguru8296]

That drives me insane ... so I have 2 "alternate" stories for those nosey type . lol

[@lisahamilton1759]

@@pattykittenguru8296 it depends how I'm feeling but I usually jst say nothing my face is always like this or something like tht

[@Wheelsnoheels]

OOooo what are your stories?

[@pattykittenguru8296]

True story , fell out of a tree fort alternative story #1 .. ran away from home , joined a circus , was trying the trapeze , a brace for the net failed . Alternative story #2 .... Stripper poll accident

[@wheelie26]

patty kay I love you alternate stories, do you mind if I borrow them for when in a situation where a really elaborate but funny story is warranted?

[@lisamarshall6746]

Have to add my #1. When able bodied people use the wheelchair stall in a public restroom. Seems that they are always in there to cry, talk on the phone, change their clothes...whatever. If it takes time and they need privacy, that is where they go. I also hate when that is where businesses put the changing table. I sometimes watch 10 people come and go before I can get into an accessible stall.

[@twigsam]

I totally agree on this one! Although, I think it’s possible for people who have invisible disabilities like IBS, endometriosis, incontinence, depression or anxiety that need bathroom access as much as those with mobility impairments. I need an accessible bathroom (high seats & bar) less since my spinal surgeries but I still struggle with bladder and GI symptoms which sometimes feels more pressing than my mobility issues when pursuing a trip to the restroom. However no one would really know that just by looking at me. My worse experiences were when I needed to use the restroom promptly and there was only one or two handicap stalls that were always in use. I am sure this is a problem for other people with neurological disorders and spinal cord injury. It seems to me since so many people like to use the handicap stalls that bathroom spaces could and probably should be designed better. This is especially true since women do the majority of infant and elderly care taking which requires more space and thought about design.

[@katherinegrice4415]

One I've heard from wheelchair users is you're sitting still talking to someone or looking at something and suddenly, a person starts pushing you without your permission.

[@heidis5532]

I hate being pushed. I’m never pushed but my main peeve is when people insist on pushing me “for my own good!” And especially when the do it against my instructions because I am “too stubborn to ask for help when I need it”. Believe me, if I really needed it I would ask. But struggling helps me get fitter

[@annettevillain4352]

I have no push handles on my chairs. Problem solved.

[@wheeliegirl1630]

Half of these things don’t ever happen to me because no one pushes me in my wheelchair. I don’t even have push handles on my chair! My pet peeve is when the “accessible” counter at the post office or pharmacy or bank is being used as a storage area and so they can’t use it to help you, or the computer at that counter is off and so they can’t serve you and so you have to use a counter that is 10 inches above your head. Oh! And this one gets me all the time...credit card machines that you can’t reach (because the ACCESSIBLE” counter is not available, or it’s fixed to the counter and you can’t read the display, see the buttons to enter your PIN or the glare from the lights in the ceiling are reflecting off the display keeping you from being able to read it. . Here’s another one...I’m out and about and putting my chair together to get out of the car or taking it apart to get it in the car when some kind stranger stops by to ask if they can help you. You kindly say “No thank you” and instead of going on their way they stay there to chat with you and tell you how AMAZING you are and how strong you must be 💪 etc etc and proceed to stand there and watch while you awkwardly assemble/disassemble your chair. It’s hard enough lady! I don’t need an audience!! Ugh!!

[@Wheelsnoheels]

Yep I agree with all of these. x

[@butterflynerd0078]

Omygosh, yes, the debit cards machines!! A lot of these don't happen for me since I'm not pushed very often. But when I am pushed, it's by my husband, and he's had lots of practice with his mum

[@vale-effe9372]

I watch these kind of videos to become more aware of the world around me and to become a less annoying human being for others ahah. I really hope you don't mind me asking this but it has been in my mind for months and I would really like to have your opinion. Is it also annoying when people ''just'' ask if you want any help to get into your car ( and then politely walk away if you say no) ? Once I was sitting on a bench and a lady nearby was moving from her chair to her car. She had to get in and out of the car a lot of times, I tried to mind my own business but after a while it looked like she was having some trobules so I got closer and asked if she needed any help, she said ''no thanks'' and I said goodbye and went away...but I felt worried ever sinced that I might have annoyed/offended her by asking...so the question is: is it okay to offer help when you are not sure if it's needed or not? I'm so sorry if I worded this wrong, english is not my first language

[@renschuon4992]

I’m curious about how you would feel if someone saw you assembling/disassembling your chair and expressed interest in the mechanics and asked if they could watch to see how it goes together

[@kelly1827]

Just watching this now, but I had to comment because our regional children's hospital, which otherwise is a fantastic and well-thought out place, made a serious gaffe in their newest building -- they don't have a card reader at the accessible counter. When I pointed it out to the staff, they looked painfully embarrassed that they hadn't realized it themselves. The one receptionist actually got under the counter and loosened the ties that keep the cables for them neat (but prevents them from being able to go off the counter) so I could use it, bless her.

[@heidis5532]

When people say “if you were thinner you wouldn’t need the chair”. My usual response is “I was driving a massive van and she didn’t see me, how do you think being smaller would have helped?” You can see them praying for that hole to swallow them up! 😂.

[@katzenlady5339]

Thank you for your great videos. ☺️ I'm an abled person who's watching KZbin channels from disabled people from time to time. I want to be aware of other people's situations and want to learn how to "not accidentally behave like an a**hole" 😆 Your videos taught me a lot! Lots of love from Germany and rock on 💪🏻🙂

[@marymeilton5378]

The one that gets me is when you are just rolling through a shop and some person just steps backwards without looking and crashes into you! I once ended up with some random guy fully sat on my lap. The most awkward thing ever!! 😂🙈 Such a good video though 👌

[@Wheelsnoheels]

Ah thank you. Yes I hate the people who just stop infront of you !!!

[@anneharrison1849]

To be fair this happened to me in the past when walking around, but it wouldn't injure anyone, I did someone quite a nasty injury who stepped back and my front castor twisted his ankle.

[@Creamms]

I've had this happen and screamed cos it hurt (I have chronic pain). His face was priceless

[@KiKiQuiQuiKiKi]

@@CreammsI bet he was more cautious from that point!😬

[@christinadoherty3212]

I’m a part time wheelchair user and I haven’t really worked out all the kinks with my mom as my companion. She doesn’t tell me when she starts to push me, she just comes up behind and starts pushing me. Ahhh Drives me crazy 😂 And she has pretty much dumped me a few times while trying to go down an incline/curb and has swung me around into quite a few walls. I would love to see a video on the do’s and don’t’s of pushing someone in a chair. I really connected with the “being pushed out of a conversation,” and it just got me thinking that the pushers often just don’t know they are even doing someone wrong.

[@charleycat]

Christina Doherty I think gem has a video on how to push someone in a wheelchair from a few months back.

[@britany6258]

Christina Doherty kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZzZpHicpKyJprs

[@Wheelsnoheels]

I see someone has found you the link. I hope it helps. Feel free to share it on your socials and with your mum. xx

[@TeaTime97]

Ooooh my mom does that all the time! I snipped at someone in public for touching me without asking and when I turned to face whoever had done it, it was my mom!

[@useAnEllipse]

Ugh, same with ALL of these! I also hate when people start pushing me without asking? Happened all the time in school. And when I say "No thanks, I got it" or "I'll push myself" they always act like they're helping me and ignore the fact that I don't want to be helped! And yes the tapping!!! I also hate when people bump into the wheels from behind me or something (especially when there was plenty of space to pass through without coming near me...) because even though it's just a slight jostle it's really jarring and it feels a little invasive! These skits were adorable, by the way!

[@Wheelsnoheels]

Yes totally. xx

[@clarabebo6958]

People leaning on my chair or over me.. It's like my personal space doesn't matter.. I was waiting to watch a parade and myself and my family had waited over an hour for the spot.. I wasn't expecting people not to stand behind but I wasn't expected a woman to come right up behind me lean in front and take a picture.. I automatically moved my body as you do when someone is in your space and she was oh you don't have to move for me.. I was nt.. I was moving for myself as I felt so uncomfortable..

[@Anne-ambesten]

I'm temporarily using a wheelchair outside and have been amazed at how so many people don't get out of the way. Ridiculous. Also the number of little steps everywhere. You and everyone else who uses a wheelchair have my admiration. And you have the loveliest voice ❤️

[@KiKiQuiQuiKiKi]

Yes!!!! Every person should spend time “experiencing” various disabilities. It is even a real eye-opener to spend time in public with disabled people. It’s as if people see the mobility aid and think, “Well, he can just sit (wheelchair) or stand (crutches, cane, walker, braces) there a bit longer. After all, he’s got ‘help.’”🙄

[@penguinsflytoo]

“You’re so inspirational” 😒 Im just buying my groceries but whatever

[@adelewise6768]

I can relate to all of the pet peeves. Another I hate is while being pushed, they always hit shelves or walls in stores because they forget about the foot plate.

[@madelynfrederick]

Love this!! Every thing is so true!! Also getting black marks on your sleeves from pushing your chair!

[@fdhicks69]

Madelyn Frederick dirty hands and mysterious cuts to the hands and fingers...

[@maggielouise67]

Mine is when someone is pushing me and I tell them to stop and they DON’T!! JUST STOP UGH!😂

[@anemoononfire333]

Maggie Louise I know the feeling most of the time I say don’t push me cause it can hurts my back when people just push me out of nowhere and they are like toughing my back and saying does this hurt?? YES IT DOES SO STOP!! 😂

[@Wheelsnoheels]

No Daisy Bells or Shaun's were harmed in the making of this video! 😂There are so many more!!!! Don't forget to let to let me know your pet peeve!!! And please feel free to let me know any video topics you would like me to make. And of corse feel free to share this on your socials with your friends and family. Lots of love Gem xxx

[@me0wmix884]

My dad makes vroom vroom sounds and pushes me like a baby in a stroller... My mom is worse, she starts talking to me also like she's entertaining a toddler. Lol! I get it, it's a nervous coping mechanism.

[@neishawheelz7631]

Wheelsnoheels - Gem Hubbard this is soooo relatable 😂

[@kiannalondon435]

Wheelsnoheels - Gem Hubbard my name is Kianna.im in a wheelchair too.belive it or not.you give people hope.i don't think I'm ever going to have a boyfriend.i feel like no one wants me.any advice

[@Wheelsnoheels]

Hey lovely @@kiannalondon435 Please don't feel like that. I used to feel like that. I cried my self to sleep thinking no one would want me. Its not true. The right person is out there for you.

[@kiannalondon435]

Wheelsnoheels - Gem Hubbard thank you😔😔😔

[@TheRealMythril]

1.When you are "contagious" or "toxic" in lifts and they eith block you from going in when there is more than enough space, or won’t join you in the lift if there is plenty space! 2. When people touch and lean on my chair as if I’m an inanimate object, not understanding they are effectively touching my "legs" 3. When people think it’s funny to play with my controls, lights or piddly beepy horn. 4. My piddly beepy horn! It is so pathetic that no one would pay attention to it, surely powerchair users deserve a real horn! 5. When people don’t see me and walk straight into my lap or reverse into my chair or my lap (mostly while using a phone but not always!) 6. When people treat me like a toddler. Just because I have wheels doesn’t mean that I don’t have a brain (even though it feels like I don’t have one at times) Hope these add to the list! I also agree with the coat hanger (why is it mostly in winter that this happens when you have a heavy coat on inside a hot shop?) and the shopping trolley thing and then people start looking at you when you drop everything on the floor and are unable to pick any of it up, while the person using you as a trolley has vanished to somewhere else in the shop and cannot see you!

[@renschuon4992]

The Real Mythril As the partner of a person who uses a power chair I have some interesting/humorous comments about points 2 and 4 as well as the coat rack situation. 2) I fully see his chair as an extension of him, as his legs. So when I’m sitting next to him at dinner or something I’ve found myself lovingly rubbing his wheel with my foot for awhile before I realize that he can’t feel that. Or I’ll caress his headrest instead of his head when going in for a kiss. 4) the little beepy horn is the brunt of so many of our jokes. I’ve used it to sensor curse words, much to his enjoyment. We also joke about me figuring out a way to rig it up to like a fog horn instead. And as far as the coat rack, I will ask him “sweetie, can I hang my purse on your chair” or “do you mind carrying my jacket” and then I carefully hang them on the back of his chair so they aren’t in the way. I do often absent mindedly set my phone down on his lap or arm rest if I have it in my hand and am going to help him with something that requires both of my hands (or we are in public and I don’t want to leave it somewhere). But we communicate about him being a coat rack and I have his permission.

[@samanthapalumbo8926]

As a petite woman, the worst is when store employees see me as a child as in where is her mommy child and won’t serve me in my own. The worst of this is sample tables. I’m 23. I’m perfectly capable of getting my own sample and know the health and safety rules and I know what I can and can’t have and don’t like.

[@judesmum1]

I have recently become a part time wheelchair user, and this last summer I noticed that so many people don’t pay any attention to what’s going on around them will just walk out in front of me while I’m going passed them. It’s a lot easier for you to just take a quick look to see if anyone is around you than it is for me to stop abruptly 🙄

[@greeneyedmonster6694]

My pet peeve is when someone ask you why you’re in a chair, you tell them why and they respond with “I’m sorry.”

[@morganmorris177]

Or "I hope you get better!!"

[@smilingcricket3743]

These are so true. Love your family acting it all out! To add one, going down a steep ramp and people stop in front of you. (I don't have an instant stopping handbrake 🙈) The worst one for me is the lean 🙄 I don't know you !

[@Wheelsnoheels]

Oh yes!!! or walking in front of you, and just stopping!!!

[@silverbroom02]

Yes!! I’ve had people see me - watch me - coming down a ramp and stop right in front of it. ?? I try to slow or stop and look at them like “get out of the way, please,” and they just smile hello back. 😂 Dude, MOVE!

[@denisemosbrucker8502]

Awesome video Gem! So glad I found your channel ❤️. I’m a part time wheelchair user (hEDS....I use mobility aids due to pain) - the biggest problem I face is that so many people have the misconception that all wheelchair users are unable to walk. I’ve gotten several almost accusatory comments from folks along the lines of “Wow! You’re up and walking?” 🤨. It sometimes makes me feel like I need to explain myself - like I’ve done something wrong - kind of a bummer. Thank you for the always helpful and fun content - looking forward to your next video. 😊

[@Wheelsnoheels]

Hi. welcome to wheelsnoheels. I have made a video titled "why do you use a wheelchair when you not paralysed." I hope you will enjoy it, its to raise awareness on this issue, so please feel free to share it on your socials. xx kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5a3mJJrf8aXhZY

[@501c3Aid]

Yup, I feel ya on this one. Have a degenerative form of arthritis. I can walk but not far and not day after day. It's really hard.

[@aly27]

This is a big fear of mine as I’ve just started to use mobility aids for my health issues…

[@scaredpuffin]

I think it’s funny when I see people in wheelchairs in public being talked down to as if they’re mentally disabled or a child. THEY’RE JUST LIKE YOU, PEOPLE. My dad was in a wheelchair and I always dealt with people being kinda weird to him in public.

[@wozzyk4361]

When I used to go out and someone in another group would lean on my chair....I would just pop a wheelie!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Wheelsnoheels]

Good hack ;)

[@SnowySpiritRuby]

Smart! There is a certain someone who will do it to me sometimes, so I might have to try that next time.

[@GeorginasJourney]

Being thrown forward due to bumps in the path and being rocked like a baby are my ultimate pet peeves 😬😅

[@shannonw7144]

Georgina's Journey oh yes...being rocked like a baby in a stroller! I feel like I’m going to get sick when people do that!🤢

[@AJJesko]

Curbs are so much steeper than they look. I almost threw a buddy out of his wheelchair one of the first times I pushed a wheelchair. Well, you learn from your mistakes, we both had a good laugh about it and now im super careful with curbs. I didn't even think twice about it. The curb didn't look that steep. Just a little bump. But once you actually try to go down a curb forwards, its suddenly not to little anymore :) People do make mistakes, as long as you learn from it its fine in my opinion. I bet I did a bunch of other stupid stuff when I started working with people with disabilities. You just shouldn't be a jerk and as long as you're willing to learn and accept constructive criticism instead of just making excuses or blaming others its just fine.

[@GeorginasJourney]

@@AJJesko wasn’t blaming anyone, but understandably, I would not like the things I stated there, over 5 years ago now

[@fizzywitch00]

I just wanted to say, I love your videos. I have only been using a wheelchair for a few years, due to spinal cord damage, but wasn't feeling too positive about starting to use one as I felt like I was giving up. Your videos have really helped me to feel more comfortable with who I am and what I can do. I now use my chair around the home and have taught myself different ways of doing light housework and also I do lots of cooking too. I'm middle aged, so it has been quite a change in lifestyle, but I'm getting there. Thank you so much xx

[@wheelie26]

My worst is when I want to go somewhere and am not pushed where I want to go or when I am expecting to go in one direction and we suddenly veer off completely, that one makes me feel travel sick for a short while. Also when I’m pushing myself and managing quite nicely (I.e. not uphill or for very far) and instead of walking next to me someone automatically takes over and invariably goes in a different direction. Plus everything you said!

[@Hi-wu1se]

Person with an invisible disability here! My biggest pet peeve is not being taken seriously because of my age, and my illness being invisible. I was at an airport, and I was sitting in the disabled seating, as I can’t stand for long. The airline workers come up to us “I’m sorry, you’re going to need to move, these seats are for the disabled only!” About 5 minutes of back and forth explaining later, and they finally left me alone

[@felixgarnet]

It's amazing how a member of the "general public" can't see a 5ft 5, 13 stone woman on a mobility scooter, even with the little bleeper going. I've had a woman walk backwards into me while admiring stuff on a display (which I was approaching, quite conspicuously i thought) and complain that I'd hurt her leg. Do people not look at any level other than their own? What about looking out for kids?

[@katiesmith7900]

I know! School for me is a nightmare, I’ll just be rolling along and often someone will notice me last minute and suddenly swear and jump out of the way! (Or just walk into meh)As it I suddenly purposely ran into their path, My friend thinks I need a snowplough attachment on my chair......he’s right

[@idontdothiscalmthing1732]

My pet peeve is when someone rudely says something if you get up from your wheelchair and they say “you faker your gonna go to hell” and etc

[@karmafile7685]

I kinda like helping my husband by holding the bags, or using a basket to carry the groceries. It makes me feel like I’m still contributing. He does the “shopping” or assisting part (grabbing things, listening to my instructions when there’s something I can’t quite get to or do), and I get to contribute and feel more included in the process by carrying them and helping him out in return. 😇

[@chriggle1]

We borrowed a wheelchair for me at the national rail museum in York this summer. My husband did his best, but I can really relate to the catapult pet peeve. He kept catching the rails in the engine hall, I have no idea how I didn't fall out and hit something. I have moved from a walking stick to a wheeled frame in the last week or so, and it's taking some getting used to. I was in a shop yesterday and a parent wasn't keeping an eye on their child. Needless to say, they nearly rammed into me. Then in the queue to pay, two grown men were being idiots in the queue and one backed into me. At 41, people do not know how to deal with me on a frame, you can see the "does not compute" look in their eyes.

[@samfish4007]

Just got my first active wheelchair last week so still in the honeymoon fase, getting bonded etc. In that short time already had many of the pet peeves you talk about. Mostly I find them quite funny probably due to me being super cheerful being finally able to go out again. People apologising while I am driving recklessly through a shop amazes me the most. People saying to me " Poor pet" is a big amazement as well, because don't they see the big smile on my face and why did they never saw and helped me me before when I was almost crawling on hands and knees in agony without my chair. In a supermarket people stop me to tell me that if I need something from up high I should ask them, they'll be around. I find it wonderful and just smile and say thank you I'm good. However I hate it when people touch my wheelchair without asking, holding on to it while talking to me because I don't want to be dragged down with them if they loose their balance so I explain kindly please don't lean or hold on to my chair because you can tip me over and leave the part out that it feels really rude and uncomfortable because these things can happen without them realising how it feels. Also I am alone, it's important for me to learn to navigate difficult streets etc. I don't like to be pushed but am not afraid to ask for help if I need it like going up or down a steep ramp. But only when I saw I'm ready and have the push handles taken out of hiding. But what really pissed me of the other day when I had some difficulty getting grip with my wheels on a rough patch of cobbles that I was completely dismissed when a lady came rushing over saying I'll help you, me saying I'm okay thank you. Woman still approaching fast, hands already outstretched to grab my chair. Me getting a bit anxious, who is this lady, does she know how to handle a wheelchair??? Saying again a bit more forcefully I'M FINE thank you. No response woman still approaching saying she'll help me. Time is running out still stuck and getting really anxiously now: no starting to shout at her: NO DON'T TOUCH ME! Her friend who has been watching telling her friend; " She's an independent one" WTF !!! Now my self protective rude side comes out telling her off that it has nothing to do with independence but safety, because she easily could throw me out of my chair. Thankfully by that time I found grip with my wheels and took off as fast as I could.

[@pinkmagicali]

OMG that first one is my gripe too and I’m not even in a wheelchair. Why can’t people just walk on the side of the footpath that you drive on. So in Australia we drive on the left, so step left, if you drive on the right, step right. Why does it have to be so complicated?! I did get told once, feel free to use the disabled loos, quickly of course, but do not take the parking space under Any circumstance! I’m so grateful for vids like yours, I’m someone who will ask way too many questions and it drives people insane and have been told feels really invasive but it’s just me trying to understand. Videos like his help me avoid a few questions of people who are likely sick of them. Thank god for KZbin.

[@crotchesbackpockets7170]

When I was growing up, my friends didn't really believe I could feel even the slightest touch of my chair so they would "test" me. I CAN FEEL IT ALL. STOP TOUCHING ME!

[@bjcronje]

When people ignore you and talk to the one pushing you about you. And I have an elder relative that likes to use me as her walking aid. Especially in shops, forcing me to look at what interests her.

[@beckybaker703]

I hate that my husband is not aware of how wide my chair is....we took the molding off a door the other day because hubs clipped it with the corner of my chair! It's so embarrassing, it gets everyone's attention and they come RUNNING to make sure I'm not hurt....I'm fine, we just DESTROYED the door! SO annoying.

[@kimwilding8444]

The tapping is absolutely my worst nightmare. It literally goes right through you, and I have fibromyalgia so each tap hurts. It drives me insane

[@jordanmartinez6238]

The worst pet peeve I have is when I’m surrounded by friends or family and they see a bee or bug flying around and everyone just takes off in different directions and completely forgets about me, the man in a wheelchair, who’s not able to run or move as fast as anyone else and the bee just keeps buzzing all around me like it’s tryin to land on me even though I’m pushing my self forwards or backwards or in zigzags to try and get away from it. It’s like everyone just forgets about you when they get scared lol.

[@disableddaisy6735]

I hate it when I’m invisible!!!!! And can relate with so many of your points

[@mobilemermaid5414]

Going up my ramp backwards " especially because it's steep and I have a fear of it and falling off my ramp"

[@poppymayx]

Ugh all of these are so relatable my worst pet peeve i hate is when someone is pushing you you get to the till and the person serving you doesnt even speak to you jusy the person who is pushing you!!!!!

[@Wheelsnoheels]

Thats one of the worse!!!

[@poppymayx]

It sure is! Also i uploded a video 2 days ago relating to my disability would be amazing if you checked it out !xxxx

[@elizabethann5308]

When you mentioned when you rolling and your foot plate gets caught and you shoot out of your chair. My dad is an amputee and I stick with him always. When he had just got out of the hospital, back home we were in town crossing the street and I was running with him he was pushing also we hit a deep groove in the road and landed on his foot and leg. I felt so bad because I thought I had seriously hurt him and that he was mad. But we were both learning the new obstacles from being a wheelchair user. Later when we had to cross the street again we knew what could happen so we slowed down and made sure that he hopped his front wheels over the groove. Now I am always looking for possible obstacles to be able to react and help.

[@silverbroom02]

Aside from the intrusive questions and looks, I think one of my biggest pet peeves off the top of my head is being pushed (I could end that sentence there, honestly lol) and the person pushing is not fully paying attention so I feel like I could be rolled off the curb or into a curb or something at any moment. It’s stressful and irritating. Or when they let go and fail to tell me they’ve let go, or they’re pushing my chair and fail to tell me they’re doing that so I continue pushing for nothing... Also, lack of accessibility is really irritating. It’s a total buzzkill.

[@Wheelsnoheels]

Yep, agreeing with all of these. x

[@erin4930]

I recently had a person come up behind me and push me (he thinks he is so cool and walks like he is all that...I also appreciate the help of course) he had his music blaring and I doubt he was paying attention. I get to almost the top of the hill and he looses his footing...he goes flat on his face and I almost go too but because I was paying attention did not....I caught myself and kept going only to look back as he is picking himself off the ground

[@KiKiQuiQuiKiKi]

@@erin4930🫣🫢🤭🫠

[@dhruvgeorge]

Though it happened only once, it kinda became my pet peeve: Someone taking the wheelchair for a joyride Was at a cousin's ground floor apartment and I left my wheelchair (brakes on) by a staircase. Luckily, I am able to get off the chair and crawl a little. Later on I left the apartment and the wheelchair was nowhere to be seen. Luckily the building security guard tracked it down and we found out that another of my cousins took it for a joyride

[@Jaggededge112]

Wtf 🤬 that would seriously piss me off. You need your wheelchair. I hope it doesn’t happen again.

[@LaughLoveDream3]

I’m so glad you made this video!! Some of these things I thought were just me haha 🙈 One I’d add is when the person pushing me walks away when I’m talking to them and I don’t realize cause I thought they were still behind me 😂

[@akaylaburley278]

It's the tapping for me as well, and it also really hurts my feelings being left out of conversations and not letting me go or taking me where I want to go..

[@SnowySpiritRuby]

Ugh, the worst I've seen so far: being in a wheelchair and everyone else in the room is talking around bar tables, so I was inevitably left out of all the conversations.

[@kat1722]

Rewatching this after your “never do this” story time. I have to admit when in airports when I was younger my grandma, now my sister, get designated and bag holder, but I will also take people’s bags if I’m being pushed. (When I was younger it was my mums handbag/bag, my grandmas bag and any bags that need to be safe (tickets etc) while I had to run alongside to keep up so sometimes grandma would grab my bag too, grandma was usually the one saying “here I’ll hold that, give me this, there’s room on my lap” (I was a little too big to be parked on grandma though). My sister was less encouraging but by the time she had her bag and the important bag (tickets our meds and passports) she then had my pillow too. I’m like my grandma, I went away with my dad and had special assistance and got pushed round I kept telling my dad to give me his (heavy) bag, he gave me the light one instead. I have a pet peeve about having an assistance dog (in training) is everyone asks who/what I’m training her for..... but she (well any and all of my dogs) is my favourite subject to talk about so I’m more than happy to talk about her tasks and progress and her breed (Catalan sheepdog). People have the automatic assumption that assistance dogs are for people in wheelchairs/ because I don’t look disabled I must be a trainer. Can’t wait to really confuse people when I go out with her and my boyfriend in his chair....

[@punky19761]

One time a drunk stranger leaned on me like I was a table. I rolled away from him immediately and he stumbled around because he lost his balance 🤣😈. That’s only happened to me once, but don’t do it. Tapping or kicking my chair, especially kicking my spokes is way up there. Don’t kick me, also you’re damaging my spokes. Or how about when you happen to be with another wheelchair user and some able bodied person is like, “you two should race.” That’s especially awkward when you happen to be on a date with the other wheelchair user. I feel like that’s like wanting to watch a pig race or a frog jumping contest. We aren’t animals. I have more, but this is long enough for now. 😁 Oh wait, this last one is pretty important. When able bodied folk act like they are more deserving of being on public transportation or in a parking lot (etc) than you are just because you are disabled. ?!#!? I need to get my groceries, go to work, or go to school just as much as you do.

[@andeechristian9436]

When people see me going up even the slightest hill on a road shoulder, and they pull over in traffic, to run a cross 2+ lanes on a busy highway to push me WITHOUT ASKING! Complete strangers ugh🤦‍♀️

[@oliverclimbsV3]

I've been ignored at a coffee shop before because my chair was shorter than the counter. My biggest pet peeves are definitely people not moving out of the way (or being extra and stepping all way off the sidewalk like you showed), and my other one is people touching my wheelchair without my consent (or kicking it when walking by). My wheelchair is part of my body!!!! Don't touch it!

[@KezziesCorner]

i love seeing what people's pet peeves are its so interesting to watch! loved this sweetie xxx

[@amyeaton882]

My biggest peeve is people leaning over me. True story : While shopping in the store for some pet food, a woman felt the need to reach over my head to get a bag of food and I tried to tell her that if she could wait a few seconds I could move out of the way and she just told me that he could just reach and that’s what she did and then nearly dropped the bag on my head. 😤

[@bluefluke7585]

When I'm going along just fine, and somebody says, "Do you need help?" No, but you will if you don't back off.

[@abipritchard5141]

The one that gets me is when people do things for you when you could easily do it yourself! I have to wear this weird brace/sling because of nerve damage in my arm so people assume I need help putting things in my bag at shops and opening doors or even putting on my coat etc, I can do it myself it just takes a little longer with one arm!! But it is a nice problem to have because people are just trying to help and be kind xx

[@Wheelsnoheels]

:)

[@wheeliegirlshannon1181]

Just the other day I was grocery shopping and people would stop me and say wow your good at that. Also one person apologized to me for being in the wheelchair and hopped I wouldn’t be stuck in my wheelchair for long. I said it’s a permanent thing and they got all mushy and apologized. I told them don’t apologize I’ve come to terms with being in my wheelchair and while it’s not fun I am happy that I can get around.

[@rtlamb]

LOL!!! Well done!! I too get frustrated while waiting in line at a coffee shop or the butcher at the grocery store. The staff can't see me, and there I sit, trying to make noise to be seen/heard!! I use a powered wheelchair so some of the issues are different for me vs using a manual wheelchair (although I do use a manual wheelchair at home). Thanks for sharing this, it was quite funny and very true!!

[@jenniferkingston9373]

One of my worst is when people pat my head and ruffle my hair

[@dennismcraethephotographer1456]

One of my biggest ones I can think of is when people walk in front of me like I not even there. Then they blame me for running them over.

[@teganshadow3509]

Omg when you have a friend with you and your in a wheelchair but someone says hi but not to you but to your friend like your unable to talk or something. Like HELLLLOOOOOO

[@bluespinsix6987]

I’m sending this to many people. Thanks

[@disneylover93913]

I hate it when people who stare at me or when then talk to the people who are with me

[@cv1123]

Kirsty Calder usually when people stare at me I just smile because unfortunately some people aren’t taught the right morals about disabled people and it isn’t their fault. Whenever I smile they usually stop staring anyways. If they don’t then just tell them they’re being rude. Hope this helps :) also I had the other incident happen to me today too. Made me feel really insecure.

[@jononwheelz]

Randomly came across this video. I'm not in a wheelchair or know anyone who has to use one, so these are things I've never had to think about. Just wanted to say I think you have a good sense of humor and this video made me laugh.

[@lilithpluto]

this video is perfect and so funny! I personally don't mind being used as a shopping trolley as long as I can have a basket on my lap :P Also the footplate thing makes me SO nervous when someone is pushing me!

[@coffeedogsandservicedoglaw9045]

I absolutely hate when someone thinks they must help me transfer or they are at the ready to catch me when I transfer...

[@zennmomma2801]

Gem! I've had a rough go recently, but you absolutely made me laugh out loud with this vid! Thanks for helping me smile today :)

[@Wheelsnoheels]

Hugs

[@SnowySpiritRuby]

Probably my biggest pet peeves these days are -My mom still insisting (on the very rare occasions that she does push me - I have a smartdrive now, so she has only pushed me a few times in the year and a half since getting my current chair) on pushing me down the middle when I keep telling her to stay to the right because she still thinks it's "safer" - I'm like, "I don't care what you think _feels_ safer, you're going to push me where I want you to because I know what actually *_is_* safer. Remember the scooters and bikes whizzing past us because you refused to stay to the right? [something I mentioned in my original set of pet peeves down below]" -Road salt (I didn't really care with any of my previous chairs because they were either super cheap (either in price or quality), or not mine, or the only stretch of time I used it wasn't during winter, but now that I have a custom ultralight, I baby it) because if I don't wipe down every inch of my chair (a process that usually takes me 1 1/2-2 hours because I have to basically take the entire thing apart in order to do it) within a day or two, it can make things start to rust. -When I'm trying to get through a non-automatic door (the only time that it didn't make me mad, the person who offered to help made sure, before he ever touched the door, that 1) I did in fact want his help (heavy non-automatic doors weren't easy to get through in a standard manual chair that was way too big for me, and I was having a lot more trouble than usual that time), 2) I had already let go of the door, 3) I had regained my balance, and 4) I had moved out of the way so that he wouldn't hit my chair with the door when he opened it), someone tries to "help" and grabs the door while I'm still holding it, either making it impossible for me to move because my balance is thrown so far off such that if I let go of the door I would either fall or flip, or nearly yanking me out of my chair because they pulled so hard (the last time that happened, I seriously considered throwing myself out of it the rest of the way, just to prove my point to the guy, but my chair would have rolled backwards and hit my mom pretty hard, so I didn't) - I was at a weeklong seminar last summer, and I got into the habit of going in the back instead of the front of one of the buildings because people kept trying to pull the door out of my hands (not realizing that that's what they were doing - if they had known, they would have been mortified and stopped doing it; I might teach them this year (if they start doing it again, since a lot of the same people attend year after year), that them doing it to me is no different than them grabbing it out of the hand of someone who's walking, and I know they'd never do _that_ on purpose), but the looks on their faces when I was the first one out the door and held it for everyone else? Priceless! I don't even remember how many times I said, "just because I'm in a wheelchair doesn't mean I can't hold the door for other people" (I know some w/c users can't, but I'm able to). These days, if I already have a hand on the door, I normally tell people to "please let go because I can't get through otherwise", and then I proceed to show them just how much "got" I have. Back last spring, I had a person insist on standing in the way of the door when I wanted to open it to get through (whether she was actually reading the poster in the window or merely pretending to, I don't know) - I politely said "excuse me", she ignored me and didn't move, so I politely asked her to please move over a little bit so that I could open the door, she still refused and gave me a dirty look, then she suddenly went around behind me (so I grabbed the door to open it, since I thought she was _finally_ moving out of the way so I could get through) and grabbed the door from behind me while I already had it partway open. I asked her to "please let go because I can't get through otherwise", and she had the guts to tell me that she was trying to get in before I did! I gave her a snarky "you're kidding me, right?" look, and, needless to say, I didn't let her barge in front of me. I'll admit, though, that my mom has gotten better at yelling at people who grab my chair, or grab a door I'm already holding, without permission because they want to "help" if they don't stop when I ask them nicely (the time I considered throwing myself out of my chair to prove my point, my mom had to step in and actually yell at the guy in order to get him to let go of the door - I think he would have been utterly mortified, and rightly so, if I had actually ended up on the ground; the same thing happened a couple weeks earlier somewhere else when I was right at the very end of trying to get up a rather steep hill (couldn't do one that steep without my smartdrive) - someone grabbed my chair because he thought I was going to roll down or something (I had the situation completely under control), and he didn't stop when I asked, so my mom, who was 30 ft away sitting down, waiting for me, where we were going to sit for the thing we were there for, had to yell at him to let go of me).

[@bodenesmexy]

mine is when im in a shop with my friends and i are shopping and the shop staff ask my friends what i want ..... they answer shes the one who needs your help not us

[@mc8180]

This video was so entertaining and relatable at the same time 😂💪I love it -X.

[@Kaztronomical]

The catapult one LOL I remember I tried to push my dad inside the doorway once and the chair got caught and he nearly fell out LOL woops sorry dad! We were still learning he got it only a few months before he passed so I didn't realize at the time haha

[@sophiadavis5710]

I am new to having to be in a wheelchair when i am out due to my pain, only picked up my chair on friday and already found pet peeves. Like when i am trying to move and people just walk in front of the chair, or when trying to get into a shop and when people just stand in the doorway and start having a conversation. I did come across some bad pet peeves when was at the zoo on sunday, like when places have double doors but choose to keep one side of the door locked, or when i was being pushed and we were struggling to get over a bump through a door as we are both still new to chair, and two guys just grabbed the front of my chair without asking and lifted it over the bump on the door. I have really found i can't stand people touching my chair without asking, like i know they are only trying to help but ask or let me know before, dont just grab my frame and start moving me

[@curtismtuman6614]

Omg I love the shopping trolley one bcuz its like now I can't push myself thank you

[@gregkornacki8465]

I can’t stand it when im trying to get through places and politely asking people to move and they pretend they can’t hear me, then they get mad when I finally yell or just run over their toes

[@celestevanveenen6005]

Hahahaha i laughed so hard! These are all so true, but i hate the footplate vs. ankle situation the most, mostly because people give ME an angry look!!!! They do realise it after a couple of seconds and smile, act normal and whatever, but it's soooo awkward! ;p And the talking behind your back thing is annoying as well, especially when they're still holding on to your pushbars and you can't turn around yourself!

[@ladyroxanew.600]

Thank you i needed to hear others issues so much the same..

[@yourdadisizzy]

The one that always makes me rage. Is when you're just rolling along then someone looks directly at you then thinks it'll be fun to walk out directly infront of you. Meaning either you have to stop or they get footplates to the ankle. And if you do clip them with the footplates they have the gall to blame you!

[@georginaeve3400]

I’ve had a condition all my life but it got worse 2 years ago (13) and I started using a chair. I’m now 15. So don’t use my chair as much. But my Pet peeve was when we went shopping and I would stand to reach something from a higher shelf and someone would always gasp or stare at me. iTs a mIrAcLe ShE cAn StAnD. With the pushing one if someone was pushing me somewhere that I didn’t want to go I would always put my breaks on until they took me where I wanted to go. My friend has one of those bicycle horns on the arm rest of her chair which she uses if someone does something she doesn’t like. She says it makes them jump and stop. People used to talk to my mum all the time instead of me, so I usually interpret and answer for myself. Only just came across these videos but this is by far my new favourite channel Quick edit: on the underground when they have steps going up to the lift. Like seriously, either have a lift with no stairs or don’t say that the station is accessible!!!!!!!!

[@kt5229]

Stroking my head/hair when you're standing next to me, trying to overrule me if I say I can or cannot do something (seriously, how do they think they know better than me what my abilities are??) and then forcing their 'help' on me when I've already told them I don't need it (I've had people I've literally never seen before grab bags out of my hands to hang on the handles behind me - there's a reason I said no!). Lastly, crop dusting me.... my head is almost perfectly level with your backside, it's not funny and I may or may not inflict my revenge on your heels.

[@markweaver6634]

People don’t get out of the way when you say “Excuse me!”, so, when ever I am on a busy sidewalk in nyc I have to pretend I’m a backing up truck with “BEEP….BEEP…BEEP”‼️ Yes it works but it is so frustrating!!!

[@CrystalMouse1]

5:24 made me 😂😂😂 Mine is when someone isn't looking where they're going and run into me with their shins and then over-apologize. Um... If they do run into me or I them, THEY will be the ones injured by getting their shins broken and they get yeeted over me cuz I have a low center of gravity 😂 I always tell them "it's actually, me who should apologize or at least feel bad cuz I'd be fine while you'd go flying" 🤭

[@TexanJLN]

Came across your videos and my top 2 are those that park illegal in what you call disabled bay /well handicap parking leaving no spaces for people like myself. 2. The amount of people that will rush around you to get a better position in line when your struggling to get in.

[@jamielauro2623]

Haha you are really funny !!’ Love your channel

[@jailyndavis7186]

1 of my pet peeves as wheelchair user is when your friends/family decide to be brats & not only pat you on head like your the family pet, but also stand in front of you, just out of your reach & wiggle their bums in your face...i hate that!

[@SnowySpiritRuby]

I have to tap them on the heels with my footrests to let them know they're in the way because I can't reach them with my hands because my footrests stick out too far (I only do that to my parents, though - I know for a fact that they know better and yet they still do it anyway).

[@emmymorris7648]

I relate to a lot of these but I do get especially annoyed when I’ve got my handbag on one handle and my tote with extra meds, snacks, blanket and a book for the all day doctor’s appointments I need to go to and someone assumes that means I should just hold THEIR handbag because the wheelchair handles are full of things I, the wheelchair user NEED. I didn’t realize when I first started using a wheelchair that agreeing to hold someone’s bag for a moment while they close up the car etc before we get moving towards the hospital would lead the assumption that I should just keep on holding their bag. I guess I used to feel since they were pushing me (before I got one where I could push myself on the days the chronic pain, chronic fatigue, dizziness and seizures etc allow) that would be rude of me to refuse to hold their bag but I finally just told people that I wouldn’t keep their bag in my lap anymore because it caused me extra pain and I don’t need that. I also realized that they carry their own dang bags perfectly fine on days I’m not with them so it’s not job to worry about their bag on the day’s they are with me and if it’s too heavy for them to carry each day it’s their job to go through their own bag and clear it out so it’s less heavy for them to use. It’s certainly not my job to hold my legs in a certain way to keep someone else’s handbag steady in my lap and increase my already terrible leg pain just because they are pushing my wheelchair for part of the day. As you said, “We aren’t cost racks”.

[@sammysheartsgoodwin8835]

My pet peeve When people just walk right in front of you then stop so annoying. It's all true 😉

[@disneyenchantedyt]

I wouldn’t stop technically its their fault

[@TechGirl84]

I haven’t experienced most of these. But the few I have, are very annoying! Especially the ones that lean on my chair! A couple of people I know do this all the time! So annoying!

[@adriennebruce1673]

I put my purchases in a reusable bag and hang it on the back of my chair by the push handles. Making sure one strap is on each push handle and bag is centered. No rubbing on your wheel.

[@SnowySpiritRuby]

Wish I could still do that - I could with my first 2 chairs, but with my current one, the bottom of the bag would get worn through either by my smartdrive or by dragging on the ground.

[@gemmal2271]

I have cerebral palsy i use a wheelchair full time i hate questions like "was it an accident?" "is there a cure?" "when you be abled to walk?" or the whole pity party people give you ughh.

[@fishfish7985]

I have had some people stand side ways in the middle of a small path recently it's never happened before and it's wild

[@maxfisher5777]

Literally all of them. Or being wheeled out of the way by strangers, like GO AWAY. Someone once wheeled me backwards out of the crowd by the lift so they could cut in front of me

[@silverbroom02]

😮 What?! I’ve had someone try to wheel me out of the way in a crowded area/traffic jam we were both waiting to get out of (but I was ahead of him) like I was a piece of furniture! I shot him a look. 🤣 I think that was lesson learned. But to get pulled out of the way to get on an elevator you were also waiting for (and arguably needed more)! Wow.

[@brandonschroeder934]

The funny thong is one time when I went to Disneyland when I was a child and many times my family members forgot to let me know that they had let go so I rolled off the curb and the worst. Time was when it was caught on film and it was one of my care givers at the time

[@itzhaktzvishohat7490]

I'm the shopping trolly. I even have a collapsable crate for my lap. 😛

[@kendal36]

O MY GOSH YES. u'r awesome and i agree with everything even though i have a power wheelchair