I could be wrong, but aren’t a lot of injuries caused by being rear-ended while waiting at a red? I’m pretty sure that’s the case for motorcycles so I imagine it’s similar for bikes. I normally wait at reds but I’ll run it if there’s no traffic. It feels more like jay-walking than running a red light. Most people are perfectly fine with jay-walking.
When I was a kid, I heard that leaving cut grass on the ground was better for your lawn. Surprisingly, this was enough to convince my dad that I didn’t need to bag the clippings when mowing.