‘I’m walking here!’: jaywalking legalized in New York City
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New law, letting people cross street outside of crosswalk, ends racial disparities in enforcement, council member says

The new law permits pedestrians to cross a roadway at any point, including outside of a crosswalk. It also allows for crossing against traffic signals and specifically states that doing so is no longer a violation of the city’s administrative code. But the new law also warns that pedestrians crossing outside of a crosswalk do not have the right of way and that they should yield to other traffic that has the right of way.

    • frank@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      112·
      6 hours ago

      Agree, but it’s certainly easier to do in NYC than rural places in the US, so I advocate for starting there

      • AbsoluteChicagoDog@lemm.eeEnglish
        71·
        5 hours ago

        The US used to have a comprehensive rail network. Every single town had a train station. We already had the solution to this problem.

        • Takumidesh@lemmy.worldEnglish
          31·
          4 hours ago

          I live in a rail hub in the us. The city is nicknamed after it and train tracks literally run through the city center.

          It would take me 6 hours to walk there.

          • AbsoluteChicagoDog@lemm.eeEnglish
            4·
            3 hours ago

            If it takes 6 hours to walk across your city it’s not rural. Your city needs comprehensive public transportation.

          • ArxCyberwolf@lemmy.caEnglish
            2·
            2 hours ago

            Please tell me you’re exaggerating. I live in a small city and it only takes me maybe an hour to walk across town. If it’s taking you 6 hours, it’s not rural.

        • merde alors@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
          21·
          4 hours ago

          and what do you use to get to the train station?

          how do you carry goods to that station? Does your train have a stop in every farm?

          • AbsoluteChicagoDog@lemm.eeEnglish
            52·
            4 hours ago

            Wow you’re right there is a use case for a vehicle therefore it’s literally impossible to have public transit in rural areas, despite the fact that it already existed /s

            • merde alors@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
              31·
              4 hours ago

              it’s not like i don’t hate cars, i do. But i really can’t see how you’re going to convince “rurals” with that argument

              good luck to you

              • AbsoluteChicagoDog@lemm.eeEnglish
                11·
                3 hours ago

                We aren’t discussing tactics for convincing people of anything. We’re discussing facts. And the fact is there’s no reason public transit can’t work in rural areas as you stated.

                • merde alors@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
                  3·
                  2 hours ago

                  i’m not from the U.S.

                  there’s a well established network of rails here and we can say that rail transport is the backbone of this country.

                  yet people in rural areas still think that cars are essential just to survive ☞ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_vests_protests

                  i may think otherwise, i can live without a car, but it’s condescending to tell them “there’s no reason public transit can’t work in rural areas”

                  even those who commute by bike+train have cars because “public transit” isn’t a solution to all their needs.

      • 佐藤カズマ@lemmy.worldEnglish
        31·
        3 hours ago

        Honestly? Buses would be a good short-term solution that can be implemented immediately with the right political will, and enough force.