[jyl]

I rarely see a cyclist breaking the speed limit, but I routinely see drivers doing so. Of course, everyone who is doing 30 in a 25 or 70 in a 65 says there is nothing unsafe about it. Probably the cyclists who slow to 5 and look-roll through a stop would say the same thing.

When there is no traffic around, I slow-look-roll through stops. When there are cars at or approaching the intersection, I stop fully. I always stop fully at red lights with one exception (a signal on my morning commute that will never change for me - I've tried waiting, the sensor just doesn't detect the bike, and at that hour, the signal is set to stay red indefinitely absent a car triggering the sensor - and at 5:15 am there is no car on that street for as far as I can see, at least four blocks in either direction - so I slow-look-roll through).

I have no patience with riders who blow through stops without slowing down (I see this not that often). Or riders who don't have lights at night (ninjas: I see this frequently). Or who ride against traffic (salmon: I seldom see this).