The Netherlands also has priority for pedestrians and bicycles everywhere. That's different from the UK, where many car drivers feel the road is entirely theirs and anyone else shouldn't be on the road.
When I was in the Netherlands, my coworker literally would hurry into the crosswalk to force cars to stop. When we questioned him about it, he said, "They have to stop. It's the law!"
My Polish coworker and I were not so anxious to enforce the law with our bodies.
