This was true for me, but now days it almost never happen. What changed was that my route got a serious upgrade, with lower speed intersections, better yield si

This was true for me, but now days it almost never happen. What changed was that my route got a serious upgrade, with lower speed intersections, better yield signs for everyone. All it took was a well thought out plan for all the streets with bicycle traffic. But yeah when I am not on my daily commute you still get that kind of behaviour.