Please Don't Run Red Lights

I filmed an example today at my jobsite. York & Aramingo, Philadelphia. Normally a RLC intersection, however, with road construction in the area, the RLC's on have been temporarily removed.

In any event, the timing on the lights is just like any other RLC controlled intersection, as you can clearly see (full screen and in HD) when the walk counter hits zero the yellow lights and gives you about 4 and a half seconds until the red.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wD4tN6VX6Fo

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I work in road construction in Philadelphia and I can you tell drivers in Philly are hostile, police presence or not. We often have a police car with flashing lights sitting within our construction zones that have a lane closed and people will still try to use the "dead" lane, blast their horn, cut each other off, and generally be ugly to each other. It's as if everyone is 10 minutes late and in a hurry.

Tried 4 times and it says video not available

That's why when I go to Cincinnati on business, I can't believe it. Stay there for 5 business days, and not a single act of aggression on the road. I do think in Phila. the odds of getting a ticket are very small because there are no police to enforce much of anything. And that's why in the suburbs where there are lots of police, not a lot happens there.

Even though people are against them, in Phila. I don't see any red light running at rlc intersections, except where traffic is able to approach on the other side of the double yellow and blow it. Like making the left turn onto Grays Ferry, going north on 34th. Most of the time it can't be done, as there is southbound traffic on 34th. But I have seen commercial vehicles doing it, as well as some cars. This city reminds me of Fort Apache, The Bronx, which I saw on tv. That depicts 1980? It's like that in Phila.

The city has tons more police, BUT, they are always tied up on calls and are much more spread out. Since they are so busy they just don't have time for minor traffic stuff. I see violations happen right in front of a cop, who does nothing about it, all the time.

Not so in the western Philly suburbs where you can pass through 3 towns in a mile, each having their own police. It just seems as if there are more, they aren't as busy so have time to actually patrol, be more visible, and make more traffic stops.

You are absolute right on