Ill be the jerk on this one.
Was it a straight road? If yes, then you are in the wrong and you need your keys taken away because you are blaming the road for something that as a driver should be aware of and it is dangerous if your just staring at the back of the person in front of you and not taking in your surroundings. As a driver you are responsible to take in everything around you.
The green, yellow, red gives you ample time to stop, and if you only realised that the light was orange by the time you were 3-4 car lengths away, whilst going 80km/h and it has already turned red before you crossed that line then I am very alarmed at your driving ability.
You shouldnt even have contemplated putting on your brakes when you were that close to the line.
You're on your P's ey? Because it sounds like you need more exposure on the road.