If you walk out in front of oncoming traffic, I think that's a bit more mad.  Just my opinion of course.  I mean, the traffic lights for pedestrians are there for the same reasons they are there for cars.  So you don't get mowed down and end up in a bloody mess in the middle of a busy intersection at rush hour.  Of course, you can debate the effectiveness of trying to criminalize stupidity.  Is the threat of a fine interfering with natural selection? Hm...

Pedestrians have the right of way absent a traffic light.  But that doesn't stop people in cars from running them over.  


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