Play chicken in Helsinki traffic

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2-13-2009 @ 4:44AM

Erik said...

When I go to Finland, I have not had a problem with the traffic/bicycle situation. I may be used to the Finnish system, but bicycle paths are usually well-marked. Sidewalk/black pavement is either separated to a pedestrian side and bicycle side while brick walkways and plazas have red brick paths for bikes. One thing that truly amazes me is that many pedestrian signals and new bus stations are blind-friendly. Whether they are safe from bikes is another situation altogether.

The one problem I had was not knowing if I should jaywalk. While it is expected you do so in some cities (like New York), my grand parents specifically told me that jaywalking laws are enforced. I still don't know if that is true, so when I go to Finland I am never the first one to go.

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