I never ride between a line of cars and a curb. I'll wait in line. Or pull onto the sidewalk, dismount, and walk to the intersection. Especially if I'm on a secondary road, and waiting for a light at a major thoroughfare. There are times when you are better off being a pedestrian.

Here's the scenario I hate. At the head of the line of 5 cars at the light is a guy turning left, and there's a line of cars across the way going straight. As the left turner moves farther into the intersection and the space on the right opens up, you are guaranteed to have the cars going straight edge over to the right to pass. The last thing that any of those drivers is going to do is check their passenger side mirror to see if a bike is coming between them and the curb.