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One of the things that is rarely taken into account is safety of the driver running the yellow/partial red.  I ride a motorcycle, and almost always I feel it is much safer for me to continue through a yellow and into a red, than it is for me to stop.  If I get rear ended while on my motorcycle, I risk serious injury or death.  Whether or not there is video evidence does not change this: I have to make a decision to get through the intersection ASAP, or hit the brakes hard.  With reaction times, I feel proceeding is the safest.

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