OK, I have to admit that the
British indeed are very sane drivers at least compared to the
Greek (depending on where you are the drivers completly ignore red traffic lights, so you just wait near the road until there are so few cars you can make a suicide attempt to reach the other side) and
French.
But I never was so often so near of getting killed by a car like in England. Because of my own stupidity and the British driving on the wrong side of the road (Hey, fondue: we drive on the right side of the road, you drive on the left side). In London it is a litte bit easier because on the sides of most streets is written "look left". They seem to have lost quite a number of tourists there.
In Germany this is very harmless, as judges tend to punish the driver even if it was most part fault of the person getting over the road. So just pass the road if you're sure the driver has seen you and has some time to slow down.