My dad described a situation at a light the other day that he watched from his car, though we frequently cycle through this area since it's right by our home. The light is usually green with a flashing yellow left turn light in the heavier traffic direction, and red in the lighter traffic direction. In this case, a cyclist was coming from the heavier traffic direction, got into the left turn lane, but his light was RED. The cars coming off of the lighter traffic direction (3 or 4 of them) had gaps between them, so he chose to not even stop at the light and WEAVE through the cars!!

It's crap like that that makes drivers behave differently for ALL cyclists. I understand if he couldn't set the light, but he didn't even put his foot down. I cannot fathom in what situation it's worth your LIFE to not stop for less than 60 seconds. Maybe he needs to upgrade his bike computer to one that automatically stops when you stop.