Originally Posted by
spivonious
Wow, do you have that many SUVs running red lights?
I will roll through stop signs after making sure it's safe, but I will always wait at red lights. It gives me a nice rest and if any cars come up to the intersection, I help improve their opinion of cyclists on the road.
My evidence isn't based in science or analysis it is observation. In example, I read story about a girl in a car that got killed by some one running a read light, he had used illegal drugs prior to the crash. The other day I saw some one driving a car that had been horribly rear ended, the driver had a neck brace on. Whether it is Jaguar, BMW, Rolls, Fords, Kia these cars are driven by absent minded drivers. Eating, smoking, cell-phone use, cosmetics, sun, children, radio, emotional state, are all environmental factors that make it difficult to safely navigate vehicles.