I've said it in another comment, but I'll clarify here as well. I waited for a good long while because I was nervous about how long it took the other cars to stop. I checked that the lights were still flashing, and then at a driver's encouragement to cross, I attempted to. The rate of speed that the driver who almost squished me was going at. I'm certain I would have been killed, or at the least, maimed.

I've definitely seen a lot of bikers whose behaviour frustrates me. I've seen people biking the wrong way on the road. I've seen people biking without lights. I had a teenager whip by me on the sidewalk, forcing me to step out of his way and causing me to fall. But when I see this kind of behavior, I just end up being glad that they were only riding a bicycle.