Traffic in Paris is as you can imagine very hectic. It seems as though the lights and signs are more of guidelines than actual rules to them. I mean traffic in general, taking into the formulae also pedestrians.

When it’s normal to stop at red light, it’s normal in Paris to continue in case no-one is coming. This happens less in larger sections but extremely often in smaller streets.

In case you are travelling by car, you have to be extremely careful and watch out for pedestrians trying to play cars and being in their own world. I would say that cars are always the ones that have to stop where ever pedestrians want to make their maneuvers.

Walking in Paris is hence much easier because drivers are more custom to paying attention to careless pedestrians. The world is yours when walking aroud in Paris, they are used to the fact that they have to stop in pointless places and stay there longer than needed. Well, I wouldn’t suggest pressing the limit though

Watch out for motorcycles and scooters! They do not follow any rules or common sense.