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So it's about how visible the traffic offence is? And somehow dependent on the layout of the road?
I don't know if I see it differently or not, as you're failing to explain how you see it - What's the difference between a cyclist crossing the stop line on a red light, or a driver crossing the stop line on a red light?
NotThamesWater-
I must have it wrong then if I go against the views of others. I think there is a difference between stopping a foot or so over a line and blatantly going through the whole junction but maybe I'm in the minority that doesn't see everything in black and white, and compare everything in pure whataboutery. What happened to being responsible for your own actions, rather than "they do it so I'll do it"?
TaylorTaylor
Maybe you see things differently. I would suggest that sitting on a box that is still normally a couple of meters behind the pedestrian crossing is not the same as going straight through a red light, either crossing the paths of other motorists or 2 lots of pedestrian crossings. Although as I mentioned, you may see it differently.
Having only seen a car blatantly go through a red light when either another lane of traffic was crossing it's part, or when the pedestrian crossing was showing a green man a few times, I would say the reaction to such an occurrence is normally quite rightly extreme. The first thing I would think is are they drunk, is it stolen etc. On a bike, people almost expect it.