When I cycle I always make a point of obeying all traffic laws (including stop signs). I too get annoyed at cyclists that pick and choose which laws to abide by.
It's funny though that when you do obey the rules some drivers don't know how to react to it. I was at 14th street and 13th avenue SW. Waiting to cross 14th like any other car would. This one guy driving on 14th just stops and insists I go through (even though other cars are still, correctly, driving right on by). He gets mad, I yell. It was ugly.
I think the best solution is to really provide the right infrastructure for cycling to exist - both on and off street. It will clarify things. I think often cyclists are darting in and out of traffic, on and off sidewalks because there is no clear, legible or safe space for them. In places where that space is really well defined, these ped-cycle conflicts or ped-car conflicts are much reduced.
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