I go through 3 or 4 very high traffic intersections a day, with a lot of cars turning right. If it's not rush hour, I'll just get in line and go straight through in the lane with the traffic. But at rush hour, drivers aren't paying any attention, so a lot of times I'll go up on the sidewalk, punch the walk button, and use the pedestrian lanes to cross. I see a lot of bike riders around Austin doing the same at these high-traffic intersections.

There's one particularly bad intersection where I'll go in the pedestrian crosswalks opposite the flow of traffic for much higher visibility both for myself and the cars that are turning.

I'm probably a bit different than most though - I'm usually not in a hurry at all when I'm on my bike, so I put safety and visibility first when I'm on the road.