Torrilin & Wahoonc, the guy had a green and we had a walk signal but I agree with the problem with hot rights and right on red.

One thing to watch out for if you are getting around without a car in Virginia and probably other places is the irregularity of signals. It seems like they're trying to use some kind of logic circuits based on the road sensors so at complicated intersections with separate greens for turners some greens or reds get skipped. Bikers tend to learn the signal patterns and anticipate traffic gaps but the rhythm is different between rush hour and weekends. This is apparent at intersections where a local road parallels a major road. At one such intersection a daily bike commuter got killed at an intersection he went through daily. How could an experienced commuter get hit there? It happened on Sunday. I used to ride by there and I noticed that on Sunday's when few cars try to move from the local to the express road, a red light that is safe to jump during the rush hour is no longer safe. Guess what? That is right where the biker got killed.