Comments by "Laurence Fraser" (@laurencefraser) on "Illegal In the US, Legal In the World" video.

@119beaker you're also specifically supposed to take the most direct path possible across the road. mind you, to my understanding, in this case "illegal" means "if you don't do it the way you're supposed to, you'll be the one held responsible for any resulting accident" rather than being something you get in trouble for directly. also, "marked crossing" in this case includes everything from dedicated pedestrian crossings to completely uncontrolled intersections.
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