Originally Posted by Lanovran
I'm afraid I honestly don't know how it's supposed to make anything safer for anyone, though, when the result of running red lights and such is invariably to make a cylist less predictable to motorists (not to mention more infuriating).



Based on five years of daily bike commuting in Philadelphia in the 70's and yearly visits to the area since, a bicyclist who stops and waits at intersections clear of opposing traffic will be the "unpredictable cyclist" since nobody expects such behavior.
Also, I seldom, if ever, have come across any indication of drivers in the real world "infuriated" by cyclist (or motorist) behavior at intersections unless it was behavior that caused drivers to unnecessarily slow down.

On the other hand, in the world of BF A&S and Commuting, wild-eyed drivers going berserk at the sight of a cyclist appears quite common.