Originally posted by John E
This has happened only once to me, but it was very disconcerting. The trick is to position yourself all the way up to the limit line and just left enough to allow right-turning motorists to squeeze through. You don't want to sit so far to the left that a nonturning motorist can squeeze past you without having to execute an extremely awkward zig-zag motion.
This is good advice. Another thing I do is change into a lower gear on the approach to a red light. That way, I've got better acceleration when it goes green.
Chris