Why “pedestrian” is being discussed
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No, actually it's less dangerous to break the law in Germany than in the USA. In USA, the fines are often higher. And damages to be paid are WAY WAY HIGHER. If you do a criminal…
by holgerschurig · Nov 5, 2026
My observation in europe is that pedestrian only areas in city center tend to be the most commercially successful areas in large cities. In small towns maybe less because most p…
by prmoustache · Nov 5, 2026
No, it doesn't. I live in Germany since forever (born here), in many different regions. Never ever got a fine, never ever saw or heard people that got a fine. At most the police…
by holgerschurig · Nov 5, 2026
I agree: Amsterdam was the scariest pedestrian experience ever! To add to the described situation delivery cars often stop in bike lanes, which shifts bikes not to the car lane…
by rfc3092 · Nov 5, 2026
"there's currently no proof of pedestrian need" Well of course. Just how there's no proof of "train need" before tacks get built. Why do we ever build tracks if there is no pree…
by Mawr · Nov 4, 2026
First pic in the article is a pedestrian street without cars. Not sure it's fixed anything.
by tim333 · Nov 4, 2026
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A pedestrian is a person traveling on foot, by wheelchair or with other mobility aids. Streets and roads often have a designated footpath for pedestrian traffic, called the sidewalk in North American English, the pavement in British English, and the footpath in Australian, Indian and New Zealand English. There are also footpaths not associated with thoroughfares; these include rural paths and urban short cuts. Read more on Wikipedia