Is it time to start calling out bad cyclists?

That attitude is the reason why pretty much EVERY driver hates cyclists.
If you want empirical evidence just search Pistonheads for any RLJ thread.

The consensus always comes down to "the cyclists believe they are above the law so I will drive around them with less consideration".

How about that confused.com survey?
http://www.confused.com/car-insurance/motorists-v-cyclists/cyclists-and-motorists-complain-of-clashes
In case you are too lazy to click:
"The largest complaint from British drivers was of cyclists running through red lights."

Of course, you are entitled to your opinion, it's just wrong. ;)

A post full of what seem to me to be quite reasonable assumtions. Which bits did you actually think where wrong, and why?

From my side:

1. Safety.
   As a driver, you're trained that pedestrians are unprdictable around lights, someone might run from an alley that you've not spotted to get across. I'd rather avoid hitting this person, whether on my bike or in my car. Yes, 99.9999% of the time its likely to be fine, but that 0.0001% when I'm wrong? The risk is tiny, but I'm all for minimising it.

2. Perception of other road users
   How often do we hear complaints from drivers about cyclist not believing that the rules apply to them? Yes, it's sometimes from drivers who are totally in the wrong (in an ASL box maybe), but I've often seen it online, or at the bottom of blog posts. Drivers that think that we believe that the rules don't apply to us, might just be those that decide that maybe they won't apply to them if its 'just' a cyclist they've hit.

3. Predictability
   Drivers deal best with predictable things. They might be more wary of unpredictable ones, such as the cyclist who ducks in and out between parked cars, but people generally find things that are predictable are easier to deal with. Predictability also means doing what is expected of you. you are expected to stop at reds, if you don't you introduce doubt. That next set of reds, will you stop? You might, know, the dirver behind you certainly won't.

Waiting at lights cost me about 4 minutes on my 5 mile ride in and out. Thats a increase of 18% in time. If I jumped the reds that I could, I'd get in about 2 minutes faster. is that really worth it? I think not, others think it is.

His post wasn't self riotous, it was answering a question. Mine is asking you a question, and expaining why I agree with the original post. I'd like to hear your views to increase my knowledge.

Even if the entirety of this forum stops RLJing, you'll never change the opinion of the people highlighted above for two reasons:

We don't make up the majority of RLJers in the country.

Too many people are cunts and won't ever change.