I'm not going anywhere near that!
But I will often point out some skills taught me by my college friend's Parisian wife, the subtle art of Parisian Street Walking.
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Wait for your side of the street to clear. Spot an oncoming car on the other side. Calculate a trajectory such that when you reach that car you will just be clearing his rear bumper in order to pass behind him, clearing that lane before the next car could get you. And of course multiple lanes do add a certain extra degree of complexity.
That is the entire secret to Parisian Street Walking. The rest is just years of practice.
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