As a previous commuter cyclist and now a cyclist for local journeys, it blows my mind.

I never had trouble with cars and tricks because they were stuck in traffic but had a few close calls with cyclists who blew through cycle lane red lights.

Just on Sunday while I was driving, I saw a cyclist go through two red lights and in the middle of the junction, slowed and looked at his phone (whilst in the road going slowly), realised he was going the wrong way so went across the pedestrian crossing twice, nearly being hit by a car turning right on a green light, then crossed another pedestrian crossing nearly hitting another cyclist turning into the way he finally decided to go. You can probably guess he was wearing full Lycra on a £3k+ bike.

Turns out, you get cyclists who are wankers who only care for themselves just like any portion of the population

Whilst this is certainly a problem, it's worth acknowledging that lots of people run red lights, not just cyclists. People running reds in cars/vans/trucks/lorries are creating infinitely more risk and harm and a proportional view is right and necessary

It's from rugby, comparable to the "penalty box" in hockey. It's a bit cheesy, but no more than calling something a "homerun" or a "hail Mary pass".

Or it is serious enough, that all that's needed is people being forced to slow down, an not being worth it at all to blow the red light.

Don't blow red lights an don't get harassed sounds rather fair...

Bicyclists often have either the exact same lights, as they share the road, or twice as many opportunities, as they can decide between the car or pedestrian crossing. Can't get any better than that.