We didn't get a chance to mention this earlier, but France is absolutely insane. No one here follows any traffic laws. Pedestrians cross whenever they want, wherever they want. Usually right in front of the Police who don't care. To get where we were going, I drove down a bus only street. A cop was crossing the street and I stopped for her and she waved thanks. She didn't care for a second that I was breaking the law - she was just happy I stopped which no one else would.
Bikes and motorcycles can apparently go wherever they want. They regularly drive on sidewalks and through crowded markets. The only place I haven't seen them is in a store, but I'm holding out hope.
Parking is also another anything goes proposition. If your car fits there and it doesn't block traffic, by all means go ahead. They park in no parking zones, on the sidewalk, and anywhere else they can squeeze their car. And I have yet to see a parking ticket. This place was made for Gillis.
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What you guys call "No one here follows any traffic laws" we call "another day at the office". If you ever go to Russia I would love to hear your comments on traffic in Moscow and St.Petersburg in particular.
True, bikes can go everywhere. But who said bikes are for street only? The only problem are the old people - when it's time to get out of the way they waste valuable seconds thinking which way to jump, and almost always jump into the bikes path. Natural selection...
You will find that in many European cities sidewalks are marked for parking cars. Especially in Poland. The cities are many centuries old and the streets were designed to be wide enough so two carriages can pass. Although I have seen cars like H-1 in down-towns of medieval cities.
Hilarious! Sounds like Newark, NJ.
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