I've never "blown" an intersection in my life. Rolled a stop, jumped a light, turned left on the red arrow? Every day. I live and ride by safety third-- my safety is paramount, followed by the safety of others, followed in a distant third by the "law."
When on a bicycle, I am safest when I'm moving. Sitting still is waiting for something bad to happen. It's been awhile, but the last time someone felt the need to voice an objection to me rolling a stop-- where there was zero cross traffic-- "That was a stop sign back there you know," I yelled back through his window, "Dad!? Is that you!?! Where have you been!?!" I'm not just grown, I'm verging on old. If I'm "running" a stop sign, it's not by accident.
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