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As always with these kind of things, you should consider explanations which do not require sweeping assumptions about national mentalities. I'm no sociologist,
by thomasz 8y ago
As always with these kind of things, you should consider explanations which do not require sweeping assumptions about national mentalities. I'm no sociologist, but I'm pretty sure that differences in policing priorities play a big role here. Being fined or at least reprimanded for jaywalking is very common. On the other hand, speeding tickets are a joke, and therefore the notoriously rule adhering Germans do not give a flying fuck about speed limits.
- TomMarius 8y agoI found out that jaywalking is mostly about being from a big busy city (everyone jaywalks because otherwise you would stand more than walk), or being from a small city (no one jaywalks as the semaphores are sensible and traffic low) and a village (everyone jaywalks because there is not even a pavement, however city is scary). Religion plays a role although I've noticed that it's probably just because the religious fathers I know of are very strict.
- majewsky 8y ago> Being fined or at least reprimanded for jaywalking is very common. As one of the grandparent comments correctly pointed out, jaywalking is legal in Germany if the road is empty. (A policeman's instructions would override this rule, however.) Source: https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stvo_2013/__25.html https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stvo_2013/__25.html