Cyclists......tut tut tut

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So forgive me if I don't understand how you can "[size=78%]easily and safely jump the lights and be out of danger" [/size] [img alt=:rolleyes]http://foc-u.co.uk/Smileys/efocicon/rolleyes.gif[/img]

    No not all red lights and to do it safely you need to know the lights - this will be from being there every single day at the same time of day.

^this.  I don't jump a red light if I don't know the light/traffic direction etc., only the dangerous ones I know well from the last 20 years of cycling in London.  On some of the recent fatal accident sites they've now put in separate traffic lights for cyclists and hold the traffic back a bit longer.  I've simply been doing this for years, never had an accident or even come close.  Obviously if I can't see the traffic I'm not going to blindly cycle through a junction, just as a pedestrian wouldn't cross the road on a sharp bend.

There are so many "bad" cyclists out there, and by this I'm mean inexperienced for London road, these cumbersome Boris bikes ridden by tourists in rush-hour have just made it worse.  I see horrible situations every day, young girls with no helmets cycling right next to lorrys, people squeezing between buses that start to narrow and slamming on brakes when that Tesco's lorry suddenly decides to turn left. 

You gotta keep your wits about you anyways, the cars seem to be getting worse at jumping the lights.  I got properly hooted just last night on the fazer with my wife on the back for stopping at a late yellow.