Having lived in several major cities I think that most traffic (pedestrian, car and bike) behaves reasonably and predictably. Online discussion is dominated by

Having lived in several major cities I think that most traffic (pedestrian, car and bike) behaves reasonably and predictably. Online discussion is dominated by people who are only ever in one of the above groups and wants the law to completely and totally favor them at the expense of the others. I don't think this jaywalking thing is a big deal or that much changes with/without a law.