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(German here) Actually I don't care about traffic lights all that much while walking/on a bike. Except, you know, if kids are around. The attitude I see here i
by darklajid 14y ago
(German here)
Actually I don't care about traffic lights all that much while walking/on a bike. Except, you know, if kids are around. The attitude I see here is that you really don't stop 'for the sake of it', but (and isn't this, if we want to talk stereotypes, kind of american) you .. think of the childen.
In all seriousness: You _will_ get nasty looks/comments if you're ignoring a red light while small kids are watching and the scenario you described sounds perfectly fine (and my moral compass says that you did something baaad too).
- bracki 14y agoThe rhyme goes like this: Rotgänger, Totgänger! Grüngänger leben länger! Roughly translates to: Jaywalker, Deathwalker! Greenwalkers live longer!
- crucialfelix 14y agoAnd seriously, keep out of the bike lanes ! We are not going to slow down just because there are drunk tourists standing oblivious in the bike lane. It's just common sense.
- subpixel 14y agoIt's sort of a grass-is-greener thing to me. I'd be the last one to suggest that the American approach to jaywalking ('just do it') is a good idea. Especially in NYC, ugh.