If Strava deleted all of the local segments with intersections in them, probably 60% of all segments would disappear. Most of what's left would be half a mile to a mile long. I'd be 100% okay with Strava deleting all of the micro-segments, the ones just long enough that the system will let them be created.

AFAIC, if someone gets hit by cross traffic while running an intersection to chase a meaningless digital crown, that's a sort of natural selection at work. I have zero issue with "interrupted" segments. If you can time those stoplights, you'll get a decent time. Pretty much every top-placing segment effort has a little bit of luck-- or with seemingly increasing frequency, conniving-- involved.

Much easier to just sort the leaderboard for any segment by "My Results." I know that on a good day, I can beat that guy.