Yeah it also bother me a little, not least since pretty much everyone else, including myself when i was younger read yellow as "floor it you can make it"
You also some times see a car running a yellow light briefly flash its brake light, not to stop just to fake it if anyone in charge have seen it, that way they can claim i tried to but judged it too dangerous to stop.
Police will also cut you some slack on the yellow light, but i think if like here you are still in the intersection when it get red, you are in trouble,,,,,, problem in my book is, thats is not mentioned anywhere in the traffic code / law.
The offense of running a red light is a fine + 1 of 3 marks on your license if you are a experienced, kids with a fresh license only have 2 marks,,,, i think until they are 20 YO.
A mark on your license expire after a couple of years as i recall.
3 marks on your license,,,,,, for not serious stuff, and you have to retake your license, so both theoretical exam and driving test, anything bigger and it are also accompanied by a ban from driving for a period.
The past 2 days have seen quite a few doing severe DUI with a BAC over 2, this mean a long ban from driving and your car or in these two guys case the rest of your car will get confiscated, CUZ they both banged up their cars, the guy from yesterday ended up driving a mile or two on 3 wheels before he finally crashed out permanent ( Polish guy in a Polish car )
I think there are something in the code that say the yellow light are a period to vacate / empty the intersection, something that get very hard if people keep piling in under yellow light, so if you are first in line to make L turn and you have inched forward into the intersection so you are ready to execute that turn when possible, well as oncoming traffic keep on going with yellow, you sit there when it get red, and look like a dumb ass.