Originally Posted by
chefisaac
For the past 4 years, I've commuted a lot to my work which is a 22 mile round trip. The ride is pretty nice and peaceful. But I've left that job and just starting to commute to my new job which is 36-38 miles round trip. The exercise and scenery are really nice and this commute bring me into a different town which is philly. I work in the heart of the city and enjoy the commute but one thing I've been doing is just slowing down at red lights and watching for incoming traffic. If there is traffic, I stop and out a leg down. If not, I slow down and roll through.
For the folks who commute in big cities, what do you do?
I never run or roll through red lights but I do something probably just as bad if I'm running late.
I'll make a right on red, go about 50 feet and then U turn and make a quick right. Obviously, I only do this when there are no other vehicles (including other cyclists) in sight, and in Seattle that is generally only if I am on the commute before 530 AM or so.