That's perfectly acceptable if you ask me. I have a cranky manual transmission, I don't want to put myself in a dangerous situation just because I have to accel

That's perfectly acceptable if you ask me. I have a cranky manual transmission, I don't want to put myself in a dangerous situation just because I have to accelerate at max speed and possibly stall the engine. At least, as far as I know there are no mandatory right turn on red laws in effect in the US