Hello, On my 7 mile commute to work I stop over 20 times give or take. I also cross an intersection before work and after work. It doesn't have any cross walks and no button to press to trip the light. I cross this light during the day when traffic is pretty heavy. Around 2:30 pm. I feel safe crossing now but when winter is here will it still be safe?? Ive crossed there a ton of times. But I have the feeling the intersection will not be safe to cross around winter. But everytime I cross I feel better about crossing. More experience the better. When I cross some people at polite. They don't pass and even wave me to cross in front of them. ( I wait in a nearby parking lot of a closed gas station) but other times they pass close and fast. Do you think its is a safe place to cross??? Would you feel uneasy approaching this light??? I am. I think its safe for the right person. Would it be better to (jaywalk) across the North and south highway to avoid being crossing there?? I'm feeling better the more time If I didn't explain the intersection well enough pet me know. I'm open to advise. Sometimes I agree and sometimes I don't depending on what was said. Everyone has there own views. So type anything you think would help in getting acrossed safer. I have a nice bike and would very upset if it was in a crash. So I'm always looking for safer was to cross.

Right before I get to work, I have to go across and overpass that's fed by service roads. The sidewalks are smashed(2 feet high piles of sharp rubble over the joints of the bridge) and unusable. I'm also too stubborn to walk my bike. The road's speed limit is 45, but exacerbated by the fact that people exiting the highway often move faster than that, and people east bound are not far past a drop in speed limit and are frequently doing much more. There are no shoulders.

I contemplated what to do, before I finally settled on my current pattern. I first off wait for the bulk off the traffic to pass(Either in the parking lot of work, or on the side road that I turn from) and get behind the line of cars. Depending on time of day and timing, I may end up at the front of the line. If this is the case, and it's feasible, I will blow the light after stopping and making sure I'm clear(No one coming on the service roads) to make sure I get a head start on the cars. I take the whole lane, have lights running, and signal my turn off once I get through the intersection. I also get the hell off that road as soon as possible, either by turning into work if the time is right, or popping onto a side street and crossing when I get a break in traffic.

I've taken the same road during non-commute hours, and can ride it like a normal vehicle. During the commute, it's simply too heavy and too risky to be on for long. I've had a few close calls.

Also: You have your priorities a bit backwards. Chances are if you get hit in heavy traffic, it will be at speeds high enough to break both you and your bike. Bikes are replaceable, you are not.

I'm having a little trouble picturing the intersection you speak of, but....

It sounds like this is an area I would treat as if it at least had a stop sign.

There are dangerous area's along my routes that I treat with extra caution.

I find if you do what you think is the "letter of the law" in a cycling situation you're usually best off.