Originally Posted by Bekologist
because I'm not going to wait two minutes, that indicates a faulty sensor to me. I wait fifteen seconds, then start looking for an opening. On some regular, obviously busy intersections, I just wait.
I'm always available to take tickets for my cycling transgressions, i rarely try to outrun the police on my bike

As long as you agree that technicaly not giving the time or conditions for a light to change does not make it a faulty sensor, but in that case why 15s, why not just run it immediately? It seems by your last sentence that you take full responsibility for any laws you break.
Al