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Old 03-20-09 | 09:08 AM
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Originally Posted by joninkrakow
Hm. Interesting because I can guarantee that we have far more pedestrians here in Krakow than I've ever seen in the States. Maybe it's a matter of expectations. Here, drivers must always be alert for pedestrians, bikes, horses, buses, trams, etc. Whereas, for some reason, in America, drivers only expect to see other cars.... In any case, the argument may be for pedestrian fatalities, but it's not one I buy in reality.

-Jon
I'd have to agree with Jon. Most of the places I've been overseas (Europe and Asia) have had a significantly more pedestrians than the U.S. and I rarely see stop signs. Changing most of these to yield signs would probably reduce gas consumption by a large factor.
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