There's a light on a main road near my house that has a one minute cycle. It only changes for cross traffic if someone trips it, but still does a 15 sec countdo

There's a light on a main road near my house that has a one minute cycle. It only changes for cross traffic if someone trips it, but still does a 15 sec countdown on the crosswalk every time. I've lost count of the cars that speed up to beat the countdown timer. It is useful for my 5 AM commute though, when there's not a soul around, and I have to turn left. If I come to it and the timer hasn't started I'll do a right-on-red and then u-turn on the main road.