I've noticed a lot of cars and trucks running seriously red lights lately. I used to think they were unintentional or poor judgement. But it's clear these are intentional and essentially a blatant disregard to the red light. Many vehicles are accelerating through the intersection. I was on a four lane road with a center turning lane. I eased to a safe stop in the turning lane at the red light. I had been stopped for several counts when a vehicle blew through on my right. It was certainly intentional. As much as I'm against it, cameras my be inevitable and , in this case, justified. And we'll have ******** to thank. I understand that cyclists running red lights could be a problem in some areas. In my opinion, the general public's impression of cyclists running red lights is an exaggeration or mis-interpretation. I'm in a rural area and I frequently run red lights on my bike when it's safe to do so; when their are no cars or to extract myself from a vulnerable situation.
My point is, obviously, that cars running red lights are the REAL problem. Again, bicycles are NOT the problem.
I was addressed by a woman lately for blowing a stop sign in a rural village at low speed. I rarely respond to such things, but in this case i asked her if she does the same thing to all the cars that fail to stop.