We also have a problem in my area with people not stopping for school buses, speeding in school zones and not giving way to emergency vehicles.
I looking forward to the redlight cameras in my area... I had a guy run 2 red lights and total my truck a few years ago.. A kid ran a redlight last night and I all most hit him.. If I hadn't seen him coming up to the light and hit the brakes (ABS is a great thing!) I would have T-boned him... And on top of running the light, he was well over the speed limit.
Speeders and redlight runner hurt a lot of folks... Be they in a car or on a bike... More enforcement is a good thing... Paying more money is a good thing... I think $500 for running a redlight sounds fair.... $250 for 10 mph over the speed limit is fair also... You can still speed and run redlights, if you want, you just have to be willing to pay for it.