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In the US you aren't allowed to cross the road wherever you wish as a pedestrian? That seems bizarre to me, in the UK it's completely normal for pedestrians to
by laputan_machine 5y ago
In the US you aren't allowed to cross the road wherever you wish as a pedestrian? That seems bizarre to me, in the UK it's completely normal for pedestrians to cross the road wherever they want to.
> and I guarantee you'll see a spike of pedestrians getting hit for a while.
I guarantee the UK has a lower incidence of traffic collisions than the US, per capita or per miles driven.
- ghaff 5y agoIn theory, you're supposed to use crosswalks where they exist and obey Walk/Don't Walk signs. In practice, people adhere to this most places about as frequently as never exceeding the speed limit by even a little bit in a car. I think I've maybe heard on one person in my life getting a ticket for jaywalking. (On the West Coast I think which at least historically paid more attention to this sort of thing than in the East.) Can't imagine getting a ticket for jaywalking in New York although the city has cracked down on cyclists running lights from time to time.
- fingerlocks 5y ago“Jaywalking” is rarely enforced in most places, even if it is a law at all, so yes you can probably cross anywhere you want. That doesn’t mean traffic will yield for you when waiting to cross, which is what we’re discussing here. Definitely look both ways before crossing in the US; drivers don’t expect pedestrians to randomly appear in the middle of the street.