Jumping red lights on a bicycle

[Sijray21]

the 'ruining it for everyone' comment i actually kind of agree with, but i wouldn't put a lot of emphasis on it as a cyclist. there are more snobby people in this hobby then any other of my hobbies (and i ski and play golf!). i only tend to run lights with fewer people and at small intersections. i will not run them in large intersections or in heavy traffic situations (i try to be predictable).

i relate this situation back to the idiot sport bike riders that speed excessively, split lanes, and attract a LOT of attention from motorists and police. this negative attention portrays a negative stigma on the community of riders which i certainly do not appreciate. it causes me to defend myself more and it also attracts more attention from police (which i am fine with since i don't have any thing to fear from them), but at the same time opens up more reason to harrass (happened on my sport bike once). It also makes me obey the law even more for fear of getting 'caught' whenever i do break the law (and by this i mean speed just over the speed limit and parking in reasonable, yet illegal, places).