I have had this happen repeatedly just because the driver wanted to roll through a stop light to do a right hand turn. One thing I don't think car drivers reali

I have had this happen repeatedly just because the driver wanted to roll through a stop light to do a right hand turn. One thing I don't think car drivers realize is how much of what bicyclists do out of self-preservation rather than convenience. I learned pretty quick when to break traffic laws so I had less of a chance of dying at the hands of an inattentive driver. On the other hand, I was living in a city of about 70,000, pretty small. I am sure it all depends on the city and its size.