I pulled up to a red light at about midnight in Sacramento on a deserted 4 way traffic signal. There was one SUV already waiting at the read light. I stoped next to him, looked in all directions, no other cars anywhere to be seen. I go ahead and go. I then hear four or five big guys yelling that what I was doing was illegal from the SUV. They were teens or in college but they were all bigger than me, which is not saying all that much. When they got a green they came down the road and threw something at me, it missed. I was pretty worried that they were going to stop and doing something, or use the vehicle. I could have been over reacting a bit since it was late, I was alone, and I was new to commuting.

Looking back on it now that I am more seasoned I would not have been so worried. However, they may not have said anything to me if I had not run the light. Though, they may just have been drunk and looking for someone to annoy or antagonize so maybe if I did not run the light they still would have thrown something at me. Hard to tell.

With all that being said, I do run red lights occasionally when I am in the USA. However, it really really depends on the particular light I am at. I do not run intersections that I do not know well. However, I now live in South Korea and the rules over here are different. I run just about every red light, becasue so does everyone else. Its expected.

Thoughts?