One Brooklyn cyclist claims he was hit with a $1,555 ticket for running three red lights in a row. It's not why he was ticketed that has us stumped, but how.

The cyclist, who asked the Gothamist to keep his name anonymous, says the officer admitted to following him the entire time before deciding to pull him over after the third light.

In total, he was charged $190 for the first light, $375 for the second, and $940 for the third. The headphones cost him another $50.