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I’m walking here!’: jaywalking legalized in New York City | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)

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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] 8 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I live in a rail hub in the us. The city is nicknamed after it and train tracks literally run through the city center.

It would take me 6 hours to walk there.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

If it takes 6 hours to walk across your city it's not rural. Your city needs comprehensive public transportation.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

I think he means it would take six hours of walking to reach his city. I mean I live four miles outside of town (which incidentally I'd need to travel to to reach a railroad) and even though it's smaller than 3000 people it still calls its self a "city". Also I'd like to note it's four miles of hilly terrain, which depending on season may feature hundred degree plus temperatures or foot deep snow.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I live about ten miles outside the nearby city.

However my town has a train station. From my neighborhood of single family homes, I can walk about 20 minutes, or a bus drives by regularly to get me to the town center which includes the train station

I’m certainly not rural, but there’s no reason my scenario can’t apply to 80% of the population if more cities/towns were designed for it.

And this is in the US

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago

Please tell me you're exaggerating. I live in a small city and it only takes me maybe an hour to walk across town. If it's taking you 6 hours, it's not rural.