Re: How many cars run traffic lights?

"Robert Dole" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Of course, in terms of danger a motor vehicle running red through a
> major intersection is considerably more dangerous to others, too.

Actually, what I see the most is "serial red light running," that while
annoying and inconvenient to the motorists who actually have the green, is
really not all that dangerous. It happens most often with motorists turning
left. The green arrow will go away, and more often than not, at least three,
sometimes as many as seven, vehicles will continue through the red light.
Actually this morning was one of the few times I saw a single car run the
red, turning left, long after the light had turned red and cross traffic
(me) was halfway across the intersection.

The city I live in has installed several cameras specifically to catch the
left turn serial red light runners.

While I don't run red lights, either on my bike or while driving, there are
different degrees of dangerousness in the type of red light running.

Actually, I think that running stop signs is a more apt comparison, since
both motorists and cyclists routinely don't come to complete stops.