So I've started commuting by bike, in NYC

[sir pball]

10. "Fairly" law abiding is fine

As long as that means stop-and-go at a quiet red, or filtering (riding between cars to get to the front at a light), or lane-splitting, or many other things - but NOT blowing reds at top speed, riding on the sidewalk, "training" in Central Park at 20+mph nonstop, diagonal crossing intersections, or trying to pass dump trucks turning right because you have "right of way" (more than one cyclist has been squished here doing that, but it's Uncool to point it out).

So be smart about what you can do versus cars, and yes flex the law a little, but don't be an asshole about it.