Originally Posted by
CBBaron
In Massachusetts especially it is expected that the drivers will turn left as the light turns green and cars will wait for them.
I sometimes see a car that I suspect is about to try that when I'm in the oncoming lane going straight. I check carefully that there's nobody in the crosswalks or other locations, then I make sure to get right on the gas as soon as the light turns. Around here anyway they always back down, unless it's a crazy-wide intersection that takes several seconds to get across.