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I think the OP did the right thing, I always make sure that when I pull up to a light/stop sign, I leave enough room between myself and the car in front so that I can make an evasive move right or left depending on the circumstance. I realize this is difficult to do if in the middle of three lanes with traffic on each side, so I try to position myself in either the far left or far right lane. I know the intersection he described, and if not the front car, it can be very confining.

Car jackers take full advantage of the vulnerability of a person stopped at a light, and target those unable to maneuver or flee easily. they also watch for those who pull up and start looking at their cell phone or get otherwise distracted. My wife has been frightened by me a couple of times when I have run lights when things looked hinky (that's a technical term) people hanging out by stop lights, vehicles not moving when they should etc. I have always felt it was better to explain to an officer my reasons for committing a traffic violation, than to have to fight my way out of a life or death situation.