I've been cycling for about 10 years in multiple cities (in Australia, Brazil and Portugal), all of which don't have proper infrastructure for cycling . I alway

I've been cycling for about 10 years in multiple cities (in Australia, Brazil and Portugal), all of which don't have proper infrastructure for cycling . I always tend to go as fast as I can, trying to ride with the traffic instead of being pushed over by cars trying to overtake me (and making drivers annoyed that they have to go slower). I find that jumping lights lets me to that way better, and that's mostly why I do it. Of course, it also makes me get to my destination faster which is always nice. When I tell this to people that drive only, they tend to disagree and get annoyed that I don't follow the law and can't really get penalized for it. I still think it's better for everyone when I jump lights - and they probably will also think that once they have to wait for a cyclist to slowly accelerate when the light turns green.