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I get where you’re coming from. I tend not to bother running reds even when there’s not a soul around, but I would do if I deemed it safer to. I feel like it’s a more justifiable incursion than going over the speed limit in a car could ever possibly be.
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Your be waiting forever at a set of light near West Norwood then, the bloody things never turn green for cyclist as soon as a car rolls up behind they magically turn.
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i just see them (red lights) as further opportunity to practice track stands
:edit: replying to a comment on a previous page when the conversation has clearly moved on error.
CanonAxe
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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.