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@freshkerr
I have nothing against RLJing in general, and very occasionally do it myself on quiet streets, or in the wee hours etc. But do it less after seeing a guy on a Boris bike take out a schoolkid.
Trouble is that most people that do it are tools who ride with no awareness of their surroundings. It can be safe to jump a red (sometimes safer than not) when you know exactly what you're doing. The vast majority that do it though don't, and are usually just sheep following the person in front of them. And don't seem to realise that if your view of a crossing is obscured, you should at least slow down.
Laws are there to stop the stupid from hurting themselves and others. They just ruin it for the rest of us. It's like drugs.... JK. Kinda.