not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoTIL that the term "Jaywalking" was invented in the 1920s by the auto industry to shift the blame for accidents from drivers to pedestriansimagemessage-square91linkfedilinkarrow-up1943arrow-down112file-text
arrow-up1931arrow-down1imageTIL that the term "Jaywalking" was invented in the 1920s by the auto industry to shift the blame for accidents from drivers to pedestriansnot_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square91linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareTankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month agoSame here. Technically, jaywalking is illegal but the police does not enforce it.
minus-squarejol@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 month agoBut in case of accident, you might be at fault. In my country, if there’s a crossing within some number of meters, you need to use it. Otherwise, it’s not illegal.
minus-squaregwl [he/him]@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down1·1 month agoHere it’s always the driver at fault, pedestrians are zero-fault (even if it should be their fault)
minus-squareAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·1 month agoAs it should be imo.
minus-squaregwl [he/him]@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoWell yeah, it’s obvious it should be
Same here. Technically, jaywalking is illegal but the police does not enforce it.
But in case of accident, you might be at fault. In my country, if there’s a crossing within some number of meters, you need to use it. Otherwise, it’s not illegal.
Here it’s always the driver at fault, pedestrians are zero-fault (even if it should be their fault)
As it should be imo.
Well yeah, it’s obvious it should be