AND then there's Beijing, China.
When I was there as a pedestrian trying to cross the street at an
intersection, I couldn't.  The traffic light seemed to be more of an
interesting suggestion than a command.  When the light turned RED for one
direction, it continued to flow into the GREEN moving traffic.  I finally
managed to cross the street by being "Adopted" by a group of pedestrians
and we formed a "phalanx" of people, roughly the size of a vehicle, and
slowly, stately crossing the street through the constantly moving traffic.
OK, so I didn't end up on the corner I wanted, but I did CROSS the street.
The explanation was as follows," When two streams meet, one does not stop
for the other to proceed.  Both flow simultaneously, with the larger one
taking precedence."
Well, It worked for them.
ed- 91 DoKa, not driving in Beijing