it doesnt matter but i always look left first
Whoever started first The driver Whoever is slower The pedestrian
pedestrian always ;)
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Because traffic comes from that direction. That is only with left hand traffic. With right hand traffic, must first look left.
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In the US from left to right whereas in the UK you would look to the right first as that is the direction from which traffic will first approach and you always look to the danger which is more/most immediate .