"The Other Mike" wrote in message
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On Fri, 2 Aug 2013 06:41:50 +0100, "tim....."
wrote:


IME whilst ignoring a red man does constitute jaywalking in the UK, your
chances of being "ticketed" for it are somewhat less than negligible.

OTHO in the US and Germany it is quite possible.

So much so in Germany that I've seen pedestrians lining up at a crossing
set at
red around 6 in the morning in the middle of summer when you could see for
a
couple of hundred metres in each direction there were no moving vehicles
in
sight.

and if you step off the pavement the person next to you shouts "murderer!"
(and then everyone else follows you)

tim