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@Oliver Schick
Reason to jump red lights:
No-one around to see
Too Drunk
A bit Tired
Slightly Late
Fixie Skidda Alleycat points
For the Lulz
Hill Start
Being a badass
Out of embarrassment
You're just about to get a Strava KOM
Trying to copy the person trackstanding and failing badly
Colourblind
Need a poo
Cannot trackstand
Looks like a bad crowd in the ASL
Tax Reasons
Ped pushed crossing button when there wasn't a cyclist/vehicle within sight
You are turning left (because you can do this in the US of freakin' A so it must be OK)
You have a flamethrower strapped to your bike which is legal in the US and you can torch anything that gets in your way
Everyone else is doing it
You really need that poo
You did a poo
The light isn't particularly tall, about waist height, and you fancy the athletic challenge.