Almost every single time I ride home from work I encounter the situation described. At Gräsanlaakso Espoo the bike lane crosses the road. (Espoo is a neighbour city of Helsinki)
When lights change, there is a moment when lights are red both for cars and for cyclist and pedestrians. Of course in this moments cars don't stop, but keep driving.
When lights turn red for cars, of course they won't stop. Then at last lights turn green for crossing the road. Now they will stop, you think. Think again. Every time one or two cars still drive towards red lights, and driver often talks to cell phone.
Of course you can ignore red lights, if you are in hurry home you or must go shopping to nearby mall. And in that particular spot there are no crossing cars, only pedestrians and cyclist. Or can you...?
In one of these days I won't stop, but star pedaling as soon as light turns green.
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