‘I’m walking here!’: jaywalking legalized in New York City
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New law, letting people cross street outside of crosswalk, ends racial disparities in enforcement, council member says

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.

    • frank@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      62·
      2 hours ago

      Agree, but it’s certainly easier to do in NYC than rural places in the US, so I advocate for starting there

      • 佐藤カズマ@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        10 minutes ago

        Honestly? Buses would be a good short-term solution that can be implemented immediately with the right political will, and enough force.

      • AbsoluteChicagoDog@lemm.eeEnglish
        31·
        1 hour ago

        The US used to have a comprehensive rail network. Every single town had a train station. We already had the solution to this problem.

        • Takumidesh@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          1 hour ago

          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.

        • merde alors@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
          11·
          1 hour ago

          and what do you use to get to the train station?

          how do you carry goods to that station? Does your train have a stop in every farm?

          • AbsoluteChicagoDog@lemm.eeEnglish
            31·
            1 hour ago

            Wow you’re right there is a use case for a vehicle therefore it’s literally impossible to have public transit in rural areas, despite the fact that it already existed /s

            • merde alors@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
              1·
              31 minutes ago

              it’s not like i don’t hate cars, i do. But i really can’t see how you’re going to convince “rurals” with that argument

              good luck to you