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@Mc_Nebula
for me, it depends on the situation. A lot of the time, I will wait. However, I will not wait at a pedestrian crossing if it is safe for me to carry on... e.g. right at the start of the ped green phase, move into the centre of the road and go through, right at the end, start early or, just go if nobody is crossing. Of course, this depends on how good the visibility is. If there are loads of parked cars or poor visibility of the waiting area, I slow right down and might stop regardless of number/density of people crossing. Big junctions are a stop for me, unless I am merging with traffic approaching from the right (excluding big roundabouts, where you should ALWAYS stop if there are lights). Even then, that requires a complete slow down or a stop to wait for a suitable gap. IMO, this should be a legal maneuver anyway, as it is (I believe) in other countries.