4 ms·
1. "Jaywalker" ("crazy walker") is a slur invented by the auto industry to remove the civil rights of humans not in cars. 2. Your example doesn't even seem to
by fjsolwmv 8y ago
1. "Jaywalker" ("crazy walker") is a slur invented by the auto industry to remove the civil rights of humans not in cars.
2. Your example doesn't even seem to meet the slur's definition.
- watwat1 8y agoIt’s not a slur.
- tempestn 8y ago1. 100 years ago yes, but at this point the term is in common use.
- bkor 8y agoWhat's considered jaywalking (crossing a street where there is no crosswalk) in USA is usually legal in other countries. In Netherlands I can cross the street almost anywhere I want, except if I'm too close to a real crossing. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaywalking#Safety_considerations_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaywalking#Safety_consideratio... for the various unique instances.
- komali2 8y agoIn some cities in the USA, Jay walking is also waking across a crosswalk when you don't have the walk signal. Is this a ticketable offense in the Netherlands?
- mathieumatteo 8y agoI am not sure why you got downvoted for stating a fact. About the automotive industry's aggressive lobbying to gain control of the streets in the 1920s, see here for instance: https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-26073797 https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-26073797
- vonmoltke 8y ago> I am not sure why you got downvoted for stating a fact. Personally, I downvoted it for the "civil rights" phrase. It is unnecessary, hyperbolic, and inflammatory; these discussions tend to attract such comments and they derail rational discussion.