Wouldn't you need the delay even if everyone drove perfectly? Isn't the point of it to give time for cars that have already entered the intersection to exit it, since the light turning red just means you're no longer allowed to enter?

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WalterBright 7 days ago | parent [-]

Generally, cross drivers pay attention to other cars in the intersection and don't just drive into them.

	▲	illiac786 6 days ago \| parent [-]
		And cars already in the intersection have a momentum, you’d need quite a powerful car to hit them (and you would have to do it on purpose)