Rhythm Thief said:
It's a fair cop, guv'nor.
A good looking female Police Officer now then?
Now this "Fair Cop" dates me!
More seriously......
What everyone forgets with these issues is how much trust you place in other road users. Without this trust the road system does not function.
When you approach a junction you trust that other road user to stop at the line. When you are assessing a limited view junction you trust that the vehicle approaching will be doing the speed limit and not 30mph above it. When you are overtaken you trust thatthe other road user willgive room and not run into the back of you.
Or in this case the assumption is that you have priority as you cross and that the vehicles will stop at the red light.
It is a breach of this trust that gives rise to the "outrage" and quite rightly so.