Originally Posted by
wolfchild
For me personally, riding through intersections at green light is most dangerous, that's why I prefer to run through reds if an oppurtinity to so is there. Another danger is getting rear ended, when taking a lane on some of the busy major roads.... Around here nobody ever takes a lane, instead you ride as far right as possible and deal with close passes. If you do take a lane in my city, your remains will be splatered all over the road and you won't be typing on bikeforums about your VC cycling exploits. A couple of cyclists around my area have also died from right hooks,
It's harder to get right hooked by taking the lane at an intersection. Most of the close calls with right-hooks I've seen are with cyclists that filter ahead along the curb in the driver's blind spot. Drivers don't expect bikes on their right when there's only a foot or two between them and the curb.
As for running reds in traffic... that's just impatience. Safety my rear.