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Originally Posted by Gumby
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In Asia? I always thought the pedestrians knew the drivers were crazy and not gonna stop.
Whereas here in North America, cars/trucks are ranked behind pedestrians and bicycles/scooters (on roads that were designed for vehicular traffic, FFS)...
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Yeah that's what I'm getting at... But it's different in different countries. The first time I did a road trip in China, I was absolutely blown away by the carelessness of pedestrians on the freeway. I think back then a lot of them were used to city traffic, but had no idea how to gauge the speed cars are moving on the freeway. I have seen many close calls and a few accidents.
Throughout Asia you'd never just take the crosswalk when traffic is approaching, unless there's a red light (and even then you should wait to make sure they stop). Even bus drivers and police cars will just blow through crosswalks with people waiting to cross. Crosswalks are merely suggestions of where you can cross when there's no traffic. In BC, those drivers would get tickets every time.
Not sure about the rules in Japan, but the drivers definitely will stop for pedestrians.