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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Cyclists are a law onto themselves.

I've seen cars stopped at a red light waiting their turn for the light to turn green so they can cross the intersection and cyclists just cutting through the cars and stopping right in front of the first car in line. Then when the light changes to green the cyclists slows down the cars in crossing the intersection. Shouldn't the cyclists have to get in line just like the cars waiting for the green light?[/quote]
No. That particular thing those bicyclists are doing is fine.[/quote] But it still not fair or safe.[/quote]

It is both fair and safe. (Safe depending on where/how you do it, that is.) When departments of transportation explicitly include it in the design of the intersection, it's called a bike box.

https://nacto.org/publication/urban-bikeway-design-guide/intersection-treatments/bike-boxes/

[i]Bike box benefits

-Increases visibility of bicyclists.
-Reduces signal delay for bicyclists.
-Facilitates bicyclist left turn positioning at intersections during red signal indication. This only applies to bike boxes that extend across the entire intersection.
-Facilitates the transition from a right-side bike lane to a left-side bike lane during red signal indication. This only applies to bike boxes that extend across the entire intersection.
-Helps prevent ‘right-hook’ conflicts with turning vehicles at the start of the green indication.
-Provides priority for bicyclists at signalized bicycle boulevard crossings of major streets.[/i]
Groups bicyclists together to clear an intersection quickly, minimizing impediment to transit or other traffic.
Pedestrians benefit from reduced vehicle encroachment into the crosswalk. [/quote]

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