Excuses: traffic on the cross streets was stopped... the car next to me was still going... didn't see that it was red until I was half-way through the intersection... blonde... too excited about meeting up with the Miata Club for the Automobilia car show... distraught over having to meet them in the McDonald's parking lot (they serve really unhealthy stuff there, you know?)... radio was too loud, couldn't see the light... wanted to meet a cute cop... stopped at that light twice yesterday...