Experienced city cyclists, do you hang back at junctions
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I tend to sit in the middle of the lane and take my turn unless there is a massive queue. In which case I will gradually filter down the outside (occasionally the inside) and stop a few vehicles back from the lights, usually trying to get eye contact with the driver behind me. If there is a gap I will slot in otherwise I will sit to the side. The fact that it usually takes a driver a few seconds to pull away usually means a gap will emerge between vehicles for me to drop into - accompanied with a wave of thanks to the driver behind
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
My experience of city cycling is limited to Dublin and Edinburgh but I usually play it by ear (so as to speak):
If I know that I'm going to get through the lights when they go green I'll just sit in the queue in the primary and not think about it any further.
If I can't get through the lights though (the queues too long) I think about how I can get through to an ASL if there is one, if there isn't I'll just wait.
Occaisionally though when I have to get somewhere in a short time though I tend to do more of the latter and when I've got more time I tend to more of the former.
There are occaisionally 'must overtake cyclist' robots on my route and when they come to a queue, I end up filtering through
If I know that I'm going to get through the lights when they go green I'll just sit in the queue in the primary and not think about it any further.
If I can't get through the lights though (the queues too long) I think about how I can get through to an ASL if there is one, if there isn't I'll just wait.
Occaisionally though when I have to get somewhere in a short time though I tend to do more of the latter and when I've got more time I tend to more of the former.
There are occaisionally 'must overtake cyclist' robots on my route and when they come to a queue, I end up filtering through
Man.. I wish zimbabwe had 1% of the cycling population you guys have.. I will see maybe 2 or 3 cyclists in the morning, and 1 or 2 in the evening! I cycle 14-16km each way. 
Even on weekends, its rare to see large groups of cyclists. the most cyclists i have seen on any one day was about 14, and that was a local club training for the argus!
