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Interestingly, in European countries, the term jaywalking is largely unfamiliar or considered irrelevant; the cultural and legal attitudes toward pedestrian behavior in Europe differ markedly from those in the United States. The American experience vividly demonstrates how language, advertising, and legal measures can profoundly influence societal norms—turning a simple act of crossing the street into a symbol of ignorance, and, ultimately, a crime.