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I remember visiting California in the 1990s and was amazed to see my California friends waiting patiently at the light, looking at me like I was uncivilized bec
by jmugan 2y ago
I remember visiting California in the 1990s and was amazed to see my California friends waiting patiently at the light, looking at me like I was uncivilized because I just crossed the street whenever it was safe.
- macintux 2y agoWhen I was visiting Finland in 1990, my friend told me the police were so bored there that jaywalking was very likely to result in a ticket.
- lysace 2y agoCurrent day Sweden: People cross tend to cross the street whenever it feels safe, unless there's some mom/dad with young kids in tow nearby. Then it's polite to wait for the light to turn green. We often have very little traffic on our streets though, and they are often not very wide. It's technically illegal to jaywalk but not punishable unless you manage to cause a traffic accident, somehow. I like these pragmatic laws.
- Schiendelman 2y agoIn the United States, having laws like that results in discriminatory policing (see many threads here). Probably less than an issue in a country that doesn't have such issues with race.
- lysace 2y ago> It's technically illegal to jaywalk but not punishable unless you manage to cause a traffic accident, somehow. I like these pragmatic laws. Has this been tested?
- Schiendelman 2y agoYou may be responding to the wrong comment.
- lysace 2y agoNo, I did not. I quoted a part of my own post to make it very clear exactly what I was talking about, but apparently that backfired.
- Schiendelman 2y agoAh, then the answer is yes. Many US cities have exactly that model.