In Poland I always respect the pedestrian lights. Contrary to France and even Germany, drivers expect you to respect them, and especially in Warsaw there is a very high tolerance on speeding on big wide arters. Cars crossing intersections at speeds of more than 90km/h (7.8 furlongs per minute for Americans) are usual in Warsaw.
>90km/h (7.8 furlongs per minute for Americans)
As an American, I had to do the math on that -- which is really annoying.
If you want to provide us with something we can understand, it's furlongs per fortnight, not per minute. ;)