haha having moved from UK to Germany it was hilarious to see the traffic light obedience. But I broke their will!! Every day to get to work you had to cross a 4-lane major road, however it was straight for miles in both directions and the traffic lights were LONG. After a couple days I said "fuck it" and I moved on red when zero cars could be seen until the horizon. This meant some colleagues would badge in two minutes later than me.
A week later ALL the people at the bus stop started crossing with me!! It was like a mini-revolution! :D