Originally Posted by
pennstater
Commuting across lower Manhattan, I stop at red lights. I then get off the bike and walk across with all the other jaywalking pedestrians. Then hop back on. Do the same for right turn on reds which are illegal in NYC.
Which makes a good point to this discussion. Even though we all cringe at the suggestion, a bicycle at very slow speeds really is not much different than a pedestrian. What really is the difference between getting off an walking your bike across and rolling very slowly through the intersection? I don't know many people who get up in arms about jaywalking...