These are pretty close in the grand scheme of things. The taxi can pull through the intersection and be in an even more optimal position, but it's rare. The timing is very close when you consider how the taxi often is still waiting back at the light or turns right and parks. As in Concrete Jungle, using the void warp will remove much of the "random factor" at the end of the mission. There's also the possibility of losing the door with the warp.
I remember many years ago viewing the beginning of a highlighted run which started just as the previous attempt was coming to a semi-disastrous close. Sometimes a VOD like this was accompanied by a remark signaling frustration or lost hope which, I suppose, the runner felt was a bit of amusing juxta