+1 That's what I do, too. The intersection that my work is at is wide enough for me go pass the cars at the red light to get to the intersection and I can then turn right. But there is a left turn lane closer to home that doesn't have much room if cars are already stopped in the left turn lane and the lane next to it, and in that case I wait behind the car in front of me.

This is my first week of commuting from home to work and on my way home earlier in the week I had some snot-nosed teenager yelling at me that I'm not a car and I belong on the sidewalk. They actually passed me with plenty of space, really fast and yelling at me, so they could make their right turn (more of a "bear-right turn") and came to a near stop to yell some more. I did not respond kindly, but the amount of ignorance is abundant amongst drivers. In Illinois it's become law that all vehicles must pass with a minimum of 3 feet of space from a bicycle. There are lots of drivers that give plenty of space or pass as if I were a car and I'm thankful to all those drivers - I try to do the same. But there are a lot of drivers who don't feel it's necessary to give a safe passing distance. Perhaps I should complain about the dump trucks and public buses that like to try and pass as close as possible to my coworkers and how those drivers are breaking the law.

I'll also add that on my way home today there was a fellow who passed my up and I noticed he didn't feel it was necessary to stop at stop signs. This I also come to a near stop - I'll unclip and put a foot down if there is any cross traffic - and continue on my way. It takes longer, but I think we all need to respect and obey the rules of the road for a safer trip.