My city is infamous for the large number of people running the red lights at high-speed seconds after the red light. Last year some retired Air Force member and his wife got creamed by an idiot running a red. From what the accident investigation discovered the killer was doing about 65 mph in a 50 mph zone - the yellow lights aren't timed for 30% faster than the limit. The retired guy waited for the green and came out slowly and got t-boned hard enough to cause his car to fly off the road and end up in the gas station on the corner. The killer's SUV was a total loss but the guy walked away from the accident. I don't know what became of him at trial.

Our traffic lights are computerized and communicate with each other along the major streets. If you drive the speed limit or about 5 mph over and accellerate at a reasonable light you can hit ten or more lights in a row. When I get a yellow I'll stop and watch as cars four or more car lenghts behind me accellerate and speed through the red light. Once in the government's truck I had a guy sail through the red about five seconds late ... I said to the couple of soldiers in the truck where's a cop when you need one ... and a motor officer comes driving out of the corner drug store through the bushes and over the sidewalk onto the street after the guy. He had seen the guy too.

Nice $301 tax for running a red light. I suppose if you're in a real hurry it pays off for you but I always find that I catch up with the red light runners at the next light or so.