Originally Posted by
agent pombero
Yeah, we have some of these signals where I live too and they mostly suck. The timers often don't reflect actual traffic conditions. The light would rather have me wait 2-3 minutes when there is very little cross traffic. No thanks, I'll go through the red light anyway.
You wish death or serious injury on somebody for being a "repeat offender" blowing a red light? You wish to expand that suffering to the conscience of the driver who collided with them? You sound like a wonderfully friendly and reasonable person.
A. Sounds like a really poor implementation.
B. Natural selection at work. It's also a horrible example for children ... most red lights here have signs that state "Children are watching so don't cross on red."
C. Do what you will, but don't expect me to shed a tear if/when you get hit. I'd feel worse for the driver (if it was red.)