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I have steen many (near) accidents with cyclists who wanted tot conserve momentum, which really only sporty types do.

Like I said, all problems stem from that misconception. You're right that crossing 5 secs before the light turns green is one of the safest moments, but as I will happily demonstrate if you'd make it to the Netherlands, intersections need not be traffic arenas. Those solutions are halfbaked and still within an ill conceived approach to traffic.

Reducing speeds is essential, increasing predictability too, and naturally cyclists are no exception.