Yes, Rio, it happens (sometimes quite a lot). I make a difference between when someone goes through because they're "selfish" and in a hurry and when they do it like you; because it might not be safe to stop. I don't know if you've noticed, but even when your light turns red, the other side often has a slight delay/hesitation before it turns green (probably to make sure that those running the light DON'T cause an accident. I take comfort too in realizing that I may be making a mistake but the other people usually are paying attention and see I'm going too fast or might be going through the light, etc. and don't "come out" (and don't forget, they have to come out pretty far from the right before they hit you and the ones on the left are "above" you so both of you have a bit of an opportunity to avoid one another.
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