In New York City, Drivers Who Run Red Lights Get Tickets. E-Bike Riders Get Criminal Court Summonses

Running reds, like speeding, isn't inherently "dangerous". It's a legal term. In the same way that going 40.01 mph in a 40 is speeding, running the red by .1 second is legally the same as by 10 seconds.

In shitty American streets bikes are probably safer to keep at the back of a platoon, which running reds lets them do.