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The new law permits pedestrians to cross a roadway at any point, including outside of a crosswalk. It also allows for crossing against traffic signals and specifically states that doing so is no longer a violation of the city’s administrative code. But the new law also warns that pedestrians crossing outside of a crosswalk do not have the right of way and that they should yield to other traffic that has the right of way.

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[–] [email protected] 64 points 1 month ago (3 children)

How does one "legalize" walking? Jaywalking is an absurd concept to begin with.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Step 2. bring cars to the market before proper regulations were a thing
Step 3. aggressively lobby and market that it's the walkers fault for getting driven over
Step 4. actually win over public opinion somehow

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Racism. The Jays in jaywalking where probably immigrants with weird hats.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Like halitosis, that term was coined in ads. Ads funded by car manufacturers

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago

Step 1: be American

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There are plenty of places you're not allowed to walk for your own safety and the safety of others. It's not a crazy concept, although I do think that jaywalking should be legal

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

“Right to Travel” == right to walk on and across an interstate freeway where 5000 lb death missiles are hurtling past me at 90 mi/hr.