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@somebody
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
need to get a ticket