Reporter casually shows how to cross the incredibly busy Place de la Concorde in one clean take
Published on Sep 03, 2025 at 5:03 PM (UTC+4)
by Alessandro Renesis
Last updated on Sep 03, 2025 at 8:44 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Ben Thompson
In 1984, a German reporter called Ulrich Wickert casually crossed the incredibly busy Place de la Concorde in Paris, France, on camera, in one take.
The trick, according to the German correspondent, was to keep a ‘steady pace’ and ‘never look at the drivers’.
Why? Because apparently eye contact will make them think you’ll stop for them when, clearly, you aren’t going to.
Check it out in the incredible clip above!
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