Actually it was non-stop oncoming traffic. The last person entered the intersection on a deep yellow. By the time they cleared my car, I was in a red in the middle of the intersection (as were they, but I got the ticket).
Assuming you were the lead car in the left-turn lane, I think the officer erred in citing you. The law can't require you to predict when other people are going to act illegally so you can plan accordingly.
It also doesn't make sense that not even one car per cycle is allowed to turn left across such a traffic flow. You could have sat there for hours following that advice.
