I'm really starting to get the timing of lights down on my route to work. The problem is that it means I have to sprint after going all of one block into my commute to get it started. Not exactly a great warmup. Then when I turn left to go into Midtown I have to dodge a mini village of taxis (44th St on the far West Side). Today I made the light I wanted but encountered too much traffic to safely reach the next one after it before it turned red. That light is the holy grail of getting across town without waiting.

I did have a number of other idiots honk at me / zoom around to get to red lights. It's amazing how stupid people are. In one case, a guy passed me on the right (!) because a parking lane had just opened up, and I was quickly honked at and passed on the left by the guy behind him. WTF? I still beat them to the intersection (there were cars stopped not 30m ahead) and let them know with a good "And the light is STILL RED" holler. Doubt they heard it.