Originally Posted by
I-Like-To-Bike
My experience has been that cyclists get few hassles from anybody for jumping lights or anything else, legal or not, as long as it isn't directly affecting a motorist's forward progress. If a motorist feels that his progress is being impeded by a bicyclist's actions, it may be immaterial if the cyclist is legal or within his rights, and a hassle is initiated.
That is my experience on the road, as well. In print and conversation, however, everyone tries to pretend to care about the law and talk about unlawful cyclists jumping red lights. Yet no one is saying that all pedestrians are unlawful and this mode of transportation should not be tolerated. One reason might be that almost everyone is a pedestrian, at least for a short stretches.