I am assuming he as now upped the offences from that of illegal parking to criminal offence of criminal damage. As they say wisdom is chasing him but he his quicker.
That's why I don't like the countdown to the light changing colour. When approaching a green light you should be anticipating that the light will change and adjust your speed appropriately. With a countdown to change some people will accelerate to try and beat a red light. If they get it wrong then they are going to overshoot a red light because of additional speed. By all means have a timer showing how long you have to wait at a red light.