Originally Posted by
degnaw
A better solution than running lights is to not pull up alongside on the inside of a truck in the first place... Unless traffic is clearly stopped and I can get well in front of the vehicle, I'm sticking behind.
I go one further. I don't pull up alongside any vehicles. Instead, I take centre lane, and queue with the vehicles. Then drop back to the curb once I've cleared the intersection. Works well (as in no one ever complains) in the UK (outside London anyway), but YMMV elsewhere. It's by far the safest option imo.