^^^^^^ this!! ^^^^^^

[QUOTE=Maelochs;22976597]Any cyclist who blows through any intersection without looking is not going to last long....

My rules are basically, "Don't have accidents, don't cause accidents, try not to annoy fellow road users." I see all that sign and signal noise as good suggestions, but realize they no more control me than they do any other road user.[QUOTE]

Do Unto Others in other words.

I'm wary and alert coming upon yield and stop signs, will stop if I see traffic opposing my continuation. Red lights mean stop - most of the time - unless I can see both ways sufficiently far to discern there's no threat to my running the red.

Still, I do it infrequently. I don't like surprises.

My thoughts on bicycles having to follow the same Rules of the Road as motor vehicles is that such a rule is absurd.

Isn't it obvious that bicyclists are merely faster pedestrians, using their FEET to power their progress?

Drivers controlling motor vehicles have far more control over their means of transport as long as they're actually in control and maintaining an awareness of their surroundings.

A cyclist, having stopped then proceeding through an intersection, is vastly less capable of accelerating quickly if suddenly threatened than a motor vehicle operator in a similar circumstance. Motor vehicles have vastly more powerful brakes, vastly more contact with the road surface, are capable of vastly faster changes to both direction and velocity as long as their operators are fully aware of their capabilities and respectful of the safety of others around them.

To my way of thinking cyclists should be afforded the same Benefit of Doubt as pedestrians.

Fat chance that'll ever be recognized by The Authorities though.