The States is the only place I’ve ever been that seems to have jaywalking laws, I don’t think they are common at all. Even in the states it seems hard to get pinged for it.
Most places require you to cross at a crossing if one is nearby, which is fairly common sense.
Nope. Most European states have them - but it's a CYA/gotcha sort of law, not enforced unless the police desperately needs something to "ping" you for. I have been ticketed for it exactly once - the cop indicated he had a quota of tickets to fill for the month.
Could you give an example of a European country with them? The ones I’m familiar with require a crossing to be used if nearby, that’s it. Or are you counting that as a jaywalking law?
Well, the traffic code is a law, and usually defines various rights and responsibilities for traffic users; since there are jaywalking clauses, I would definitely count that.
