>> I suppose that you can be assertive and make yourself visible, and yet still stick
>> to the rules of the road, but (ignoring that sensible middle ground for now) I
>> found it interesting to suggest that jumping red lights might actually be safer than hiding
>> yourself against the kerb and obeying the lights.
Generally speaking, you can avoid hiding against the kerb (which is risky) without jumping red lights.
Occasionally the road layout/light timing tempts to the dark side.
It's now been remodelled but my morning commute involves Bloomsbury Way, a four lane eastbound one way route. The nearside lane was a bus/cycle lane. Because some buses needed to turn right another 150yds on the bus lane got green five seconds before the other three lanes so they got space.
Now and then congestion meant I arrived at the first junction in an offside lane.
No compunction in taking the bus green as signal to go even if my lane still had a red.
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