These are generally the same boot licking demographics who'll sit and wait out a 2min light cycle at 1:45am rather than treating it like a 4-way stop. Putting their money where their mouth is puts them head and shoulders above the types that tend to dominate the discussion on such issues.

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systemtest 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I was in Germany once at a red light for a pedestrian crossing. After the last pedestrian had fully crossed the street and the pedestrian light turned red I drove off. I did not wait for my own light to turn green which is typical in my country.

The person behind me flashed their lights. Cultural difference I guess. Why wait when there is nothing to wait for.

	▲	ajxs 2 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		I live in Australia, which is culturally the polar opposite of Germany[1], and you'd get a similar response here. If the police saw you do this, you'd be penalised with around a $500 fine, and potential loss of licence. 1: Australia is very egalitarian, rather than hierarchical. Pragmatic, rather than bureaucratic. Australians are direct and emotive communicators. Spontaneous planners, etc. etc.
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	▲	pqtyw 35 minutes ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Risk/cost ratio? A pedestrian acting irresponsibly can of course do a lot of damage, but the likelihood of killing someone is much lower than if a vehicle is breaking the rules.

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wat10000 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

That’s not boot licking, that’s “I don’t want to get a ticket, and just because I don’t see a cop doesn’t mean there isn’t one.”

	▲	potato3732842 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Fine then. They drive the speed limit in the left lane or whatever. Point is that the people who advocate for the rules in obscenely trivial situations when deviating them them is in fine taste tend to be drawn from the pool of "robotic rule follower with no extra thought given" type people. Which has the side effect of making them consistent with what they preach.