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I've been downvoted on Reddit multiple times for this, but that doesn't change my opinion: I don't care about laws, I care about staying safe and not endangering others. Jumping a red light when you know the place and have checked in all directions is fine in my book (especially when it's a clearly empty pedestrian crossing on a deserted street), I really couldn't care less whether "it's the law" or not. Laws also say cars can park on cycle lanes, laws can go do one. (Note that this is not the same as saying 'jumping red lights is always fine'.)
However, things like "not cycling brakeless" or "having lights" are relatively important to me, not because there happen to be laws that also say you should do that, but because it is plainly unsafe not to do so. And when I say 'unsafe', I don't mean for yourself, but for others. If you want to take the risk for yourself, I'm OK with that - but I'd rather not be co-opted into taking a risk without being consulted, thanks.
Anyway, what I'm trying to say here is that you're completely right in my book.
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Bald-headed MAMIL cunt with sweet baby blue single speed, wonder if you're on here.
Could tell you were a cunt the moment you cycled past, zigzagging across the road with zero shoulder-checking.
Shouts something inaudibly (but clearly seething with rage) as I carry out the most innocuous red light skip in Chelsea, cautiously and at walking pace, getting in literally nobody's way.
At next junction I ask if he really has nothing better to shout about to which he replies that he'll take me down to the station and "we'll see who's in the right then"!
The man goes on to spit at me (which I believe, seeing as we are heading down to the station and all that, can be classed as assault) as I cycle past him at the next junction when it turned green for us... Sort yourself out.
Preparing for some neg rep here but cyclists who shout at fellow cyclists for the most harmless acts probably rank higher on my "Annoying Road User Chart" than oblivious u-turning Uber drivers do.