[speeder]

I've unfortunately seen a few accidents up-close and personal like the youtube video and Randy's friend's where someone runs a red light and hits a bike. The bottom line is that when on a bike you cannot ride into the path of a speeding car or truck regardless of the color of the light or who had the stop sign. I look for moving cross traffic at all times when driving, and even more when riding. I always have in the back of my mind that someone might be running lights, running from the cops, etc... Maybe it's because I do see people run reds or turn left WAY after the light has changed all the time. It's normal to me. If you simply look at signals and then assert your right-of-way on a bike, you are going to be roadkill.

I was joking with MMarsh recently about just letting one of these horse***** drivers in my neighborhood hit the 996 when I have the legal right-of-way, I brake or swerve around them daily. If I wanted to be an A-hole about it, I could get a new car out of it and $$. I would never want anyone to get hurt, but some of these people deserve to lose their insurance and license. If I rode a MC through Koreatown in L.A. just asserting my legal right-of-way and looking at signals and stop signs only, (as opposed to observing actual traffic), I would be in a coma or dead the first day. They don't see you. That is rule #1 on a MC. Once you understand this, staying upright and alive is not such a problem.