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I always though "jaywalking" was one of those US-only concepts. It certainly doesn't exist here¹ and I've never heard it from anybody else.
1 - We do have a fine for crossing a street close to the pedestrian crossing but not on it. It was applied at least once, and I know because it made the news. The person that received it contested it and didn't pay.
In France you're supposed to use crosswalks but drivers are always responsible if an accident occurs. Most drivers stop to let pedestrian across on crosswalks.
Except in Paris where drivers are entirely unaware of the concept of crosswalks. So most crosswalks have dedicated traffic lights, and those that don't might as well not exist.
Spent the better part of a week in naples earlier this year.
In naples you have crossing points but no lights as far as i can tell. traffic is constant so you like kind of have to walk out in traffic and hope it either stops or drives/rides around you.
Was an interesting adjustment i had to make
Are drivers in Paris even aware of the sidewalks? I was almost run over by a motorcycle on a sidewalk in Paris 20 years ago
That was not my experience living in Paris. I'd say the drivers were not amazing but still a little better than average for a big city.
Welcome to Japan is one of our closest allies because we ~~kidnapped their military~~ ~~nuked their asses~~ are really close friends. Lots of cultural exchange happening cause of that.
I mean........ If any society has ever deserved to be nuked, it would have been imperial Japan.
Also, they and Germany mainly became our friends post ww2 because all three countries bonded over hating communist more than anything.
Unfortunately it exists in Poland too.
It's a thing in Australia but only within a certain distance of a pedestrian crossing like in your example. I think that's pretty fair, there are some notorious crossings I've seen where jaywalkers regularly endanger themselves and fuck up the flow of traffic when there's a crossing literally right there. For most streets though...yeah it doesn't make sense imo
Good, fuck traffic, walking should always have priority.
Jaywalking is known in every country with somewhat big streets.
You will get fined if you jaywalk across a highway in every country that has them.