I dont demand the same rights as cars. I dont belong on a freeway in rush hour, or on busy roads with fast moving traffic and no shoulder, etc. I want to be treated as a cyclist. Yeah, it might be illegal to stop at a red light, look both ways and proceed, but its also illegal to jaywalk, drive 2mph over the speed limit, etc. Not all illegal acts are dangerous in all situations. That's why you rarely see police enforcing jaywalking laws.