I’m not one to run a red light, or even speed through a yellow, but sometimes, it’s inevitable. Take an impossible, unprotected left turn on a too-short light cycle, where a car — and the increasing number of cars behind them — may remain stuck at a light for several cycles.

The time between when a light turns yellow and subsequently red, a time I affectionately call “orange time,” is meant to be flexible for a reason. But that doesn’t always make it safe. Accidents occur, and drivers who are not paying attention, or are desperately running red lights when intersecting cars have already started movement, bear the blame.

Many people have lost their lives at dangerous interchanges, pedestrians as well as those in their vehicles. According to Accident Analysis and Prevention, each year in t

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