I think jaywalking being a crime is a little too much. Few countries have that and take it so seriously. The laws have surely been made by drivers, not pedestrians, and the practicality/reality of it may require you to do stupid things just to cross the street. Well, who doesn't have a car anyways, right?
In certain countries, all you have to do is start crossing the street and the vehicle will (actually) immediately slow down for you. You feel like you're performing a magic trick, really. In others, you feel like you're trying to get in the double Dutch jump rope and you don't want to get tangled up and ruin the game and the fun for the other kids, so you are very cautious, yet alert. When you feel the chance is coming, you just "Go, go, go!"
As far as whose fault it is in general, dappled summed up very nicely what I think. ;)
Here, I have seen cars slow down mid-street for someone moseying down the road. However, some of these pedestrians owe their lives to my brake maintenance. They dart out of nowhere.
Jaywalkers and Reckless Drivers... who deserves more blame?
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I think jaywalking being a crime is a little too much. Few countries have that and take it so seriously. The laws have surely been made by drivers, not pedestrians, and the practicality/reality of it may require you to do stupid things just to cross the street. Well, who doesn't have a car anyways, right?
In certain countries, all you have to do is start crossing the street and the vehicle will (actually) immediately slow down for you. You feel like you're performing a magic trick, really. In others, you feel like you're trying to get in the double Dutch jump rope and you don't want to get tangled up and ruin the game and the fun for the other kids, so you are very cautious, yet alert. When you feel the chance is coming, you just "Go, go, go!"
As far as whose fault it is in general, dappled summed up very nicely what I think. ;)
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Here, I have seen cars slow down mid-street for someone moseying down the road. However, some of these pedestrians owe their lives to my brake maintenance. They dart out of nowhere.