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I am not a cyclist, but I don't fault cyclists for not following the law. Our transportation system was built for heavy vehicles. It's sometimes safer for bicycles to leave an intersection before all the cars start up. As such, it's an individual judgement, in the knowledge that if they get into an accident, they will be at fault and may not get compensation. However, when it's a cyclist against a car, no amount of compensation can bring them back to life, so I think it a lot of cases, legality doesn't really matter. What matters is that all drivers should stay aware on the roads and not crush a cyclist.
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Correct.[/quote]

You what’s a good way to get crushed by a SUV? Running stop signs[/quote]

Actually the ways people mostly get crushed by SUV drivers are:

1. the driver turns right across their path (right hook)
2. the driver turns left and hits them
3. the driver rear-ends and/or sideswipes them

In contrast, stop-as-yield laws make the roads [b]safer[/b] for bicyclists: https://www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.gov/files/2022-03/Bicyclist-Yield-As-Stop-Fact-Sheet-032422-v3-tag.pdf[/quote]

Correct. I go through red lights on my bike when I can see there’s no traffic - this actually protect me from conflicts at the intersection.

That said, what OP describes does not sound safe because of the high volume of traffic. I wonder if what actually happened is that the bikers crossed MacArthur in the crosswalk with the green light? [/quote]

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