I've never done the right turn - U turn shpiel but, hey, if there aren't that many cars, why not simply run the red light and instead bother with complicated maneuvers? My experience is limited but I've already made the decision that if I'm gonna "share the road" with motor vehicles, then I'd betther "share the road rules" and cooperate too. If course there are the cagers that don't obey the traffic laws or don't give me right of way when they should but fortunately/unfortunately I'm not an eye-for-an-eye type of person.