Originally Posted by
Andy_K
In Portland, they've been installing bike boxes, which I think solve the problem in a much better way. Having cyclist-specific traffic signals is another good option.
+1.
I'd love to see these in more places, but I'm not counting on that happening any time soon. If I approach a light and there's a big truck at the front, I'll either try to get in the crosswalk in front of it, so I can first when the light changes (moving back to the bike lane or wherever I was riding when the coast is clear), or I just suck it up and sit behind it. Not fun, and it can feel like wasting time, but I try to remember the worst case scenario...