Originally Posted by rajit
I agree. It really irritates me, as a driver or cyclist, when a cyclist goes to the front of a line of other vehicles and then sits there, waiting for the light or cutting in line in front of whomever should be next at the stop sign. If you're going to run the light because it is safer for you in that situation, then I won't judge you, but asking motorists to pass you twice is giving the jerks among them all the justification they need to harass you. (It is also giving the bigger jerks among them all the justification they need to harass me, which is why you irritate me.) That doesn't make hit and run right, and you should pursue that as far as possible with the police, but I hope you can understand why the fool might have been upset with you. He did pass you without incident the first time, didn't he?
Rajit
SO if you were a cyclist you would stop at the back of the line at a red light to wait your turn right?
SUUUUUURE. The beauty of a bicycle is that it can and usually does go right to the front of the line - every time
It is the drivers job to 'pass when safe to do so'.
The road lanes are about 10 feet wide - your bike can take the first 3-4 including handlebars, leaving the remaining 6-7 for the cars. This means that they don't have to (and usually don't) have to make a complete lane change to pass you.