Usually it's clutch, but this depends on how long of a wait and how many cars are stopped behind me.

And about having to possibly escape. Being first in line at an intersection and having to evade someone coming up behind you doesn't mean you have to go into the path of the crossing traffic, you can always cut left or right to get out of the way. Going straight through would be idiotic at best.

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Another clutch guy, just out of habit. If no one is behind me initially, I watch the mirrors and as a following vehicle approaches, I flash the BAL a time or 2 extra. The escape logic is fine, but I wonder how many stopped vehicles need to be in line behind you before you feel "protected". For me, it is 2. It would take quite a whack to shove 2 stopped vehicles forward enough to hit me, and my line of sight would probably too blocked to see the guilty SOB coming anyway.

 

Many many years ago I was taught to put your right foot down, right hand on the brake/throttle and left foot on the shifter...all the controls are covered that way.

 

I do this too, every intersection here has red lights and they last a long time. Once I see there are a few cars behind me I put the bike in neutral and rest my left hand.

 

clutch and trying to watch everything around

 

This.

 

Same here! Takes so little time to get neutral, or select a gear.

 

Depends. If i know it's a long light and have a vehicle behind me already and want to fish a smoke out of my pocket, it's in neutral, otherwise clutch.

 

Mostly clutch in, but if there are cars already stopped behind me and it's gonna be awhile for the light to hit green again- she's in neutral and then wait for that wonderful "CLUNK" & we're off till the next friggn light.
Lather, rinse, repeat.

 

Sevveral years ago I was stopped behind a cage in a left turn lane, After we waited about 20 seconds for a green arrow, the cage driver got impatient, or perhaps changed his mind about which way to go, and ****** into reverse to back up and move over into another lane. When his backup lights came on, I hit my horn and he realized he couldn't back up.

If I had my eyes on the mirrors it would have been a bad situation.