there's a right-turn on red that I have to hit every time on my way to work and I had to stop because a tanker truck, taking up the entire right turn lane, needed to wait for a green before it could get the necessary clearance to make the turn.

First time in three years on this route that I've had to stop at that light. Proceeded to get snagged by every single red between home and work.

In the plus column, I started my ride by pacing then passing this young lady on a hybrid with basket panniers. We split paths after a couple of blocks, then two miles later, she joined my route a few blocks ahead of me. I caught up to her and said, "obviously I don't know all the shortcuts yet" and she was very happy to describe this nifty little back route that had no stop signs or lights. So, hooray for friendly neighbors!