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Originally Posted by HarryB
The phasing of lights is so slow, particularly the pedestrian green man going out, to the traffic lights going green (30 seconds +), that you could get a good many seconds for the cyclist to get away safely off without endangering anybody. I am sure as cyclists we could all come up with many ways to make roads safer for us - lots of them wouldn't cost a great deal.
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That's very true, on one set of traffic lights in my area I'm able to take off after the pedestrian phase during the all red period and get through the long pinch point ahead and into the cycle lane beyond before the first cars arrive. That's not for speed, but because it's safer for me and better for the drivers not to be held up by a slower bike through that point, so we all win.
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