Beloit Traffic lights!

What is wrong with this city and its pathetic traffic lights.  I sat for a total of 4.5 minutes at Cranston and Milwaukee Road.  No cross traffic what so ever and the light remained red for me!  Then I noticed, while traveling through town, all the newer installed lights are the same way.  The worst intersection is Branigan and Milwaukee.  I've sat there so long at times, that people pull out around me and go through the red light. Talk about dangerous, but I really don't blame the drivers. If I was in a hurry and no cars are on the horizon I may do the same thing next time! Whos asinine joke was this anyways?