not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 months agoTIL that the term "Jaywalking" was invented in the 1920s by the auto industry to shift the blame for accidents from drivers to pedestrianslemmy.blahaj.zoneimagemessage-square88linkfedilinkarrow-up1902file-text
arrow-up1902imageTIL that the term "Jaywalking" was invented in the 1920s by the auto industry to shift the blame for accidents from drivers to pedestrianslemmy.blahaj.zonenot_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 months agomessage-square88linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareTankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoSame here. Technically, jaywalking is illegal but the police does not enforce it.
minus-squarejol@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 months agoBut in case of accident, you might be at fault. In my country, if there’s a crossing within some number of meters, you need to use it. Otherwise, it’s not illegal.
minus-squaregwl [he/him]@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·2 months agoHere it’s always the driver at fault, pedestrians are zero-fault (even if it should be their fault)
minus-squaregwl [he/him]@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoWell yeah, it’s obvious it should be
Same here. Technically, jaywalking is illegal but the police does not enforce it.
But in case of accident, you might be at fault. In my country, if there’s a crossing within some number of meters, you need to use it. Otherwise, it’s not illegal.
Here it’s always the driver at fault, pedestrians are zero-fault (even if it should be their fault)
As it should be imo.
Well yeah, it’s obvious it should be