‘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.

    • Lightor@lemmy.worldEnglish
      12·
      16 days ago

      So people should only live in dense, crowded cities? Because even in the suburbs it’s not possible to grocery shop without a car.

      • SatouKazuma@lemmy.worldEnglish
        31·
        16 days ago

        Suburbs can ultimately be redesigned (and I’d argue they should, for a number of reasons)

        • Lightor@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          16 days ago

          Yeah but until then a man’s gotta eat lol and I don’t see them putting grocery stores every 2 miles any time soon.

          • SatouKazuma@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            16 days ago

            Given most grocery stores compete more than anything on location, that does surprise me, but you’re not wrong.