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Being required to show up for court isn't a fine, it's a means to make sure that a fine can be enforced. Whichever vehicle you're using, running a red light is often* legally proscribed.

The severity of the penalty can be determined by legislators elected by the people. Some of those people may want to increase the fine amount for automobile drivers. That seems like an ok thing to want.

* - often, but not always -- I realize that some jurisdictions legalize varying forms of it for some vehicles