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Old August 2nd 13, 02:55 PM posted to uk.media.tv.misc,uk.rec.cycling,uk.rec.driving
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On 02/08/2013 13:15, The Other Mike wrote:
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.


Lots of people "jaywalk" in New York.

More on the grid streets than on the avenues, but still...
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