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What's the point in moving to the ASL, setting off, cars pass, I catch up at next set of lights, move to ASL. There's nothing to be gained by filtering through traffic in this instance.
I'd rather set off in clean air every time than constantly setting off through the exhaust produced by accelerating 15 tonnes of metal. Even more if there are any buses or trucks in the queue
In many cases ASL's on my route have a few wobbly slow cyclists in them, whats the point in getting in the same space as them if I don't need to.
If they're that slow, you'll be in front of them quickly and off and away, rather than stuck behind cars stuck behind cyclists. I'll get to the box and stomp off smartly to get out of the "who's going to go in front of whom" dithering fun while everyone strings out.
And as I overtake 200-300+ vehicles everyday, against the 0 - 30 that might (temporarily) overtake me, any suggestion that I'm being cheeky, or impatient or getting above my station by moving to the front of queues is ridiculous.
Edit: just climbing off the old hoss for a moment: this is my reality of my route to work. 6 miles each way, 26 sets of lights and a few ped x-ings. Most of it 20mph limited.
As I said every junction is different, I don't sit in traffic that isn't moving and I didn't suggest I did.
20 miles each way, lots of traffic lights for 8 miles, 12 miles of no lights, traffic or otherwise. In the urban bit, 40 mph limit on a single carriageway, then 30mph with traffic lights all over the place.